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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The projection about OPs wife let’s me know that many feel it’s woman’s work to make ANY sacrifice no matter how pointless. [/quote]

I agree. What’s also interesting is that the projection and rage is directed at the wife an not the sister. It’s like sanity deserves punishment while selfishness and poor judgement get a pass and endless support. It’s fascinating. And really sad. [/quote]

This is really based in sexism. This is how women are treated in all socioeconomic groups today. [/quote]

The aggravation involved Op's wife trying to prevent her husband from helping out his own parents because she was embittered about some childcare that MIL did for SIL some time ago.  The whole thing sounded petty and extremely spiteful which is why she got called out for it.

As it turns out, the wife may not have been the complete shrew that she first appeared to be.[/quote]

Except she didn't do those things.  She "appeared" to be a shrew because that's how her husband painted her (and because many posters projected a ton of crap onto her).  She wouldn't agree to one form of help.  Within 24 hours, she had provided advice and agreed to a different form of help.  We have only OP's word for it that this was somehow driven by her being "embittered," because his mom provided absolutely no help when she had a difficult pregnancy and childbirth, while providing full-time care for his sister's kids.  It's just as likely that she said no because it was a stupid and unsustainable plan.  OP chucked his wife right under the bus, though, didn't he?[/quote]

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