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[quote=Anonymous]We don't see the in-laws much and I don't have any relationship with them, really, beyond a casual acquaintance.

MIL and FIL had a bitter, bitter divorce. MIL walked out on him and the kids. She has bipolar and is currently off meds. She has a lot of delusions, but is functional on a day to day basis.  She was not that into being a mom and wasn't that interested in the grandkids until she retired. She sort of lived in her own world and was very self-centered. She's very bitter about not having a better relationship with her kids and grandkids, but cannot change her behavior to improve it. DH takes the kids to see her a couple of times a year, but between the bipolar delusions and the bitterness and the narcissism can't take more exposure to his mother than that.

She doesn't think any of her DILs are good enough for her kids, so I just avoid the woman.

FIL remarried after the divorce. Step-MIL was 20 years younger and  they promptly shipped DH and his brother off to military school. When they went to college, they were not welcome back for summer break and were only welcome for brief breaks during the holidays. DH spent most of his holidays at friends and summers at school. His Dad is very religious and DH isn't. DH and FIL don't have much of a relationship and I don't have a relationship with him, either. DH takes the kids to see him a few times a year, for the kids' sake.

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