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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Reddit thread is from the source itself: the DIL. [/quote]

So you are willing to believe the DIL but not the MIL.  I guess the truth is somewhere in between.  Just because the DIL gave a version doesn't make it truth.  The MIL may not be perfect but I still find it odd that the son and DIL come back after years of estrangement and the wedding fiasco and will not talk about what went wrong.  I find that odd, really odd.  I think it's natural to want to know why someone cut you off for years.  I mean you would want to know what you did wrong or talk about it, it wasn't days, weeks or even months it was years.  You would think the son and DIL would want closure.  It seems that the son and DIL suddenly appeared years later and wanted to pretend that nothing happened, they certainly are not innocent in all of this.

I'm also not a MIL.[/quote]

Think about the fact that the mother went on to publish not one, but two books, with her real name and photo, telling all the public about how her son and and daughter “inexplicably” cut her off, while she still enjoys being a part of all her other children’s lives.  Who, pray tell, is trying to paint who as the persecuter here?  She put her son and daughter-in-law out there for public judgment herself.

[b]Knowing someone with a personality disorder, this is pretty much the exact script and playbook. Alienate the person(s) you feel rejected by, turn everyone else against them, and make it sound as though you are the victim and they are the nutty ones.[/b][/quote]

x1,000

If you haven't lived through this and dealt with someone like this, you just don't understand. And you probably wouldn't believe it if you heard it about someone you knew until you heard the whole story. People like this are so good at spinning tales and convincing others of a reality that doesn't exist.

I really hope you never have to go through this, but if you did, you would understand why so many people reacted so strongly to this article. [/quote]

Amen.  It’s so hard for people to understand because it’s so hard for people to imagine parents rejecting a child or acting against a child’s best interests.  But guess what?  Kids with personality disorders grow up to be parents with personality disorders.   It doesn’t go away if the person doesn’t acknowledge the problem and seek help.[/quote]

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