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[quote=Anonymous]Yes. 35 years. I was the wrong religion  and  had been married before. TSK TSK. Looking back after all those  years  I realized  that my MIL was very close to her son, my DH,and  pretty lonely in her marriage and life and viewed me as unsuitable. But, the whole  family was also racist, zenophobic, Republican type  mentality,  so this was to be expected when I walked in. What did I do? Not a lot. DH loved his parents, they loved him, I didn't  see a point in drawing lines in the sand. They weren't overtly  bombastic, just saw me as something they had to deal with, talked about me behind my back, criticized me  all the time, quietly  never included me in anything, asked to speak to DH when they called,  very  little  conversation ever directed at me. They were cordial  and friendly with our kids, but not more than that. I do think his mother was probably  on the spectrum.

I  went over backwards to accommodate them for family events, holidays,gifts. They are gone, and I am a little sorry I didn't  ask more  of DH, or actually I am resentful that he didn't do more on his own.  In the end, what would have changed? Not  much, really. [/quote]

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