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[quote=Anonymous]I am the OP. Thanks for your feedback. To answer your questions, MIL and I have a very good relationship. I like her, she likes me. She is a sweet lady who has always treated me as one of the family.

My husband sees his mom once a week for about half a day. His sisters see her at least twice a week each, and they also go to her house if there's an emergency or a crisis. They also take her to hospital appointments, her hairdresser, etc. The husband of one SIL is also helping.

My husband also supports his sisters by taking care of the administrative side of things, from afar.

I have said that I don't want to be added to their electronic calendar/chart.

I guess I would feel differently about my SILs' request if they made an effort with me from time to time. I've known them for 25 years and over the years I have tried initiating conversations, meetups and various interactions but they are always 'busy' and uninterested. During family dinners they typically talk to each other and to MIL but not to me (just an example). When I say something to my SILs at the dinner table they will reply briefly but then they continue talking to each other.
They are very close-knit.

I don't know if this matters but I grew up in a different country so my background is different to theirs. I also don't have siblings.[/quote]

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