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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You know, over Christmas I walked away from one of these discussions. I ended up the bad guy because I left our three year old downstairs while I sulked upstairs about it. I really feel like I can't win here. I know, I know, don't go back, but that's definitely a family dynamics thing that prevents excluding them for our lives.[/quote] OP a lesson from Dan Shapiro's "Raising Your Challenging Child" class came to mind. He teaches parents how to ignore badly-behaved children so as to discourage the bad behavior in the moment. In this case, you would have walked away from the conversation (you could have walked towards the three year old, not upstairs), but in a low key way and without the sulking. You can also address SIL's comments directly, but in the moment when you're upset isn't going to be the best time.[/quote]
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