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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Get a Keurig. [/quote]

Nope. Why would you create environmental waste, spend extra money, or use a piece of equipment you don't want/need to cater to a FIL who is acting like a spoiled brat?

WHY should OP go out of her way to further accommodate this obnoxious man?[/quote]

NP, but i'll chime in. It's very tough for people to change after a certain age, they are more inflexible. If there are small things like this that you can do, to help avoid conflict, you do them. Yes he is completely wrong, but believe me it's not worth the drama.[/quote]

Another card-carrying member of Doormats R Us[/quote]

:mrgreen: Hardly a doormat. I used to be very outspoken and assertive. I have tweaked my approach a little, and find that I still get what I want without damaging the relationship. Clearly OP should not make extra cups of coffee or cater more to FIL. But you know, if getting a Keurig, or doing some other thing that does not require a lot of time of energy can make him feel more welcome, she should do it. There are bound to be be bigger things, where she will really need to draw hard lines, this just isn't one of them in my opinion. [/quote]

We could be friends.   :) I, too, believe that you don’t go out of your way to damage a relationship.  Sure, the other person may be “in the wrong,” but sometimes it is just better to be kind than to be right.  It makes for a better world.  [/quote]

All your peace and love stuff only works on sane people. Some of us have selfish, childish, and rude family who will resist any kind of reasonable request. You feel like you are gracing us with your wisdom only because you haven't had to deal with the asses that some of us have.[/quote]

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