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I am the kind of person who would treat all kids in a house exactly the same regardless of whether I love them or not.

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Your BIL does not get to say that he does not like your wife's kids. Thst part is going too far. I wouldn't blame her for not wanting him in her house.

Yes, your wife was being unreasonable. And her kids were wrong, but jealousy dies happen with children living in the same house.

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There is a 12 year long relationship history at play here. Meeting a kid at birth and meeting a kid as a teen is likely to result in a different relationship. Also there is nothing like a sibling’s kid and for a lot of people that doesn’t attach to step kids. In fact, neither OP nor his wife has developed a parent relationship with each other’s kids yet the uncle is supposed to?  Yeah, no.

As to having him at the house, that’s a tough one. OP’s wife should get a say in who e gets her safe place but OP and his brother seem close.

I agree that the relationship is doomed.

BTW, I do like that brother was honest. No need to be gratuitously cruel but OP’s wife asked for it. I also like that OP is standing up for his kid and the relationship with Brother and SIL. I am extremely close with a few of my brothers’ kids and the extra adults to support them as they transitioned into independent adults was really valuable for them. OP’s daughter is really lucky to have them. [/quote]

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