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[quote=Anonymous]I just don't do it, lol. I never have. He manages his side and I manage mine.

If he forgets his mother's birthday, then his mother doesn't get shit. If he remembers his father's birthday but doesn't pick out a gift, then all he gets is a call or card or whatever he remembered. When he forgot to send his dad a father's day gift, his dad was pissed at me and I couldn't have cared less. Just gave FIL a big grin and hug and asked how father's day was. His aunt spammed me with invites to an in-town get together and I kept directing her to DH. She never reached out to DH, so when the day arrived, DH didn't know the details and we didn't show. The next time, his aunt made sure to keep DH in the loop.

It only took a couple of years of refusing to even acknowledge expectations, talk less of meet them, before they all got it. I am not going to let anyone dump extra shit on my plate just because I am a woman. DH and in laws know that DH is their point of contact and I am my family's point of contact.
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