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[quote=Anonymous]I too can't stand my SIL (husband's sister). She gossips and complains incessantly and she is prone to angry outbursts. I also find her manipulative and she has had and often instigated relationshio dramas her whole life.

You know what? I may not like her, but I have empathy for her. She had a MUCH harder childhood than I had and she didn't deserve that. She continues to try to have a healthy relationship with her self-absorbed and emotionally abusive parents (my lovely MIL and FIL) and over and over she gets back emotional abuse from them. She is a caring mother. She makes an honest living. So I remind myself of these things.

I also distance myself. I am polite, but detached. I will not get sucked into her drama and you really can't have a close relationship with her if you won't join in.

I'm all for booze too!

She hates me by the way because I am not looking to be close pals. She gossips about me. She tries to convince DH I'm a controlling bitch keeping him from his family (ha! I encourage him to see them!) I forgive her because she hasn't really had a model of a healthy relationship in her life and she has no females to look up to who are compassionate and mature. [/quote]

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