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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven’t “confronted” her. I’m not sure what there is to confront - when you do a tremendous amount for someone and make all the effort, at some point they have to return the effort at least 5%. This isn’t a conversation you have a  with an adult woman, it’s something you learn in kindergarten. If someone doesn’t realize that now, is there any point in discussing it with them? Would it really be productive? The rest of SIL’s family is awesome though, so I don’t know what went wrong.  The rest of us lucked out in the IL department - DH is an only child, but his parents are basically happy hippies. My other brother’s wife is one of the kindest people I've met. Our sister died several years ago, but we still stay in touch with her partner at the time. She’s somewhat flakey sometimes, but has a heart of gold.

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LOL, very true about common courtesy 101.  Anyway, focus on the awesomeness of the rest of the family and how blessed you are in that regard.  Do the best you can maintaining a relationship with your nephew.  Also, let go of the anger and hurt in regards to SIL.  Yes, it sucks all around but there is nothing you can do about it and what is the point of getting angry?  Either your brother will start thinking of events where he brings the nephew to see his family while the wife gets some time to herself, or you do the best you can until the kids have an option to develop their own relationship with you.[/quote]

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