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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have read the whole 13 pages at this point.  Everybody is missing the point that OP need to help her DH with what to say to his family.  All the iterations of the family.  The moochy SIL, the enabling grandparents.  DH is totally at a loss as to what to say to these people without the whole situation becoming relationship-breaking between OP and DH.

If I were either DH or OP I would have no idea what to say.  Hopefully DCUM can provide some light.  I would actually reframe the question and repost, if I were OP.[/quote]

I feel like OP drove a wedge between her husband and his family.[/quote]

I have no idea how you'd draw this conclusion. The SIL doesn't respond to OP. OP's in-laws have made it clear they aren't interested unless they need something. [/quote]

OP here.

I don’t know what to tell you. My DH talks to his sister once every few months aside from mandatory birthday invites and requests that he take her out on our boat or needing help with something. It’s very quick to blame me, and see me as the problem. There’s some natural ebb and flow in relationships with your family of origin once you get married. People create new families.

Anyways, SIL has moved on and it’s a non issue now. I’m sure they found someone else, I’m going to try and get together for low key cousin playdates or encourage my husband to try and arrange some. [/quote]

NP. I was with you from the start OP, when you said you used evenings to study. I just thought - babysitting is definitely off the table here, unless there's an emergency. I'm sorry you got such a rollicking from the underlings. [/quote]

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