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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a well-known introvert in my family.  I've never been social, always prone to panic attacks whenever in large social situations, but in the last 5 years the situation have gotten worse.  It helps that  I can work from home.  However, I can't be in family functions, either with my family or DH family.  They know about my agoraphobia or whatever you want to call it but still get offended that I don't want to be "with the group of people who love you." I can only be with them in a structured, one on one situation, for a few hours, not days, let alone weeks.  For the past 5 years, DH would take the kids and visit his parents.   I thought everyone was fine with the situation but this weekend [b]MIL had a fit of some sort and yelled at DH about me being selfish[/b].  No, I can't tolerate her, SILs, and the entire fucking Brady bunch for 3-4 days. No, I don't want to go to the beach with them.  I don't do that with my family either, so why is she so offended?[/quote]

Why is it selfish if DH is going there with the kids?  Seems like most MILs would prefer this.  I hate when people try to get you to go somewhere even if they know it's the last thing you want to do.  It's like saying they want you to be miserable.  How does it make their time more enjoyable knowing that you're there when you don't want to be there?  I think she just needs something to complain about and if it wasn't you not coming, it would be something else, like you put the kids to bed too early, or some other ridiculous thing.
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