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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So you feel no obligation to a family member who has no one and is lonely over the holidays? How lovely. And what a lovely way to model to your children being a kind, empathetic person. Then again, we could always use another ruthlessly self interested person -- on the roads, in the grocery store, at work -- so we look forward to your DC growing up and joining society. The board approves.[/quote]

Well said.  It is hard to believe that you think you are a good person, OP, when you are so clearly showing that you aren't.  You can't make even a little room in your heart for this woman?  You can't even suggest that she come to town and stay in a hotel (you can pay or you can pay halfsies or you can tell her to pay the cost herself, whichever you choose) just so one less person will be alone on the holidays?  Your husband's sister?  I would be so embarrassed to be you.[/quote]

You both are nasty. OP has opened her heart and home to this freeloading loner SIL for years and years (including random vacations where SIL sleeps on the sofa bed with zero regard for how she’s rudely infringing on OP’s day to day life.) OP and her family have been more than accommodating.  It is perfectly acceptable for OP and her nuclear family to want to do something different for the holidays. She’s giving plenty of notice. SIL can go hang out with her parents. You are just being rude to OP for no reason, unless you see yourself in SIL and made your lack of life everyone else’s problem. [/quote]

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