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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has your husband spoken directly to his father about the faux MIL?  What is his response?[/quote]

OP again.  I have to say, first, that I am genuinely appreciating having a forum to vent and consider all of this anonymously!

Up until about a month ago, no.  I honestly think this is one of the big issues because at this point we are dealing with patterns that go back for a decade.  DH and FIL have had 2 brief conversations in the past couple months in which DH has expressed our feeling unwelcome and FIL has expressed at least mild surprise.  Most recently, DH pointed out that GF does not seem to enjoy having our kids around and FIL replied along the lines of "in her defense, your kids don't run to greet her when she walks in the room."

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This kind of attitude so drives me bananas!

I have a brother who didn't visit me once between when my kids were babies until they were about 8. Then he saw them once or twice til now when they are 10 and 13. And he complains to my mom about how he has made an effort to create a bond, but my son just doesn't respond to him. Blaming it on my son! Some people just expect kids to fall in line with their expectations without making any effort to get to know them as individuals. [/quote]

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