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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Had a fight with MIL before wedding - she exceeded her guest list and asked me to solve the problem by uninviting some guests. This came right after she argued with me that my parents' name should not be on the invitation as they were not paying for it (nor was she but guessing she was claiming space on invitation as they were hosting rehearsal dinner - "people need to know who to thank"). She apologized, we moved on, and now largely have a good relationship.

Her daughter OTOH remains a piece of work. She resented having to share the attention of her dad, brother, and husband when I came along - or at least that's what DH and I concluded. She told her kids to never refer to me by aunt. She asked DH for money for her DCs' birthdays/holidays but gives hand me down toys to her nieces and nephews (and I would not have a problem here if money was issue, but it is not - she just wants to purge her house and has decided that our DCs should be the recipients). She does not show up for our family events but will make a scene if we do not attend for her family. And none of that covers the stunts she pulled at our wedding. Sometimes when I am riding our DCs, DH suggests i let up and I respond that I will do anything within my power for our DCs to not grow up to be as selfish and as self-involved as his sister. He gets it.[/quote]

I recognize you, PP, from other threads you’ve posted on. It’s great you worked it out with MIL. Is your SIL the one who insisted you all drive up for her son’s bar mitzvah during final exam time? What did she do at your wedding?[/quote]

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