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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]calling your SIL emotionally and physically abusive seems over the top.  The comment she made while your son was hospitalized was insensitive and self centered, but not 'emotionally abusive.'  I agree with the pp's that your in-laws decisions about how much money to give which children and why aren't your concern.  If she were going through a bankruptcy, custody battle, or cancer would you really be criticizing the $$ or time spent by other people?  I'm not sure why you feel this affects you so much, that you need to 'intervene'.  If my in laws were planning a meeting like you describe, I wouldn't go near it-it's between them.  I get that its annoying to be around her, I think it is true for many of us and our in laws.  But you are not required to be her best friend, and you, your husband and kids aren't much affected now that you don't give them money.  You seem to want to play the white knight and protect your in laws from her, but have any of them asked for your protection? Seems like mostly you just want to brag about how crazy she is and how sane you are, but that only makes you look kind of petty, given her misfortune.  We all get she's not handling it well, but I don't understand why you need to worry about that so much.  Ironically, you complain of her overplaying the victim, but you go to great lengths to prove you are being victimized by her, and, frankly it's not convincing.  You should give yourself the advice you wish you could give her: Get a life. [/quote]

So being pushed and hit is not physical abuse?

Causing a one week post partum woman to sob is not emotional abuse?

There are so really strange excuses going on in this thread.[/quote]

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