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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You're being difficult at this point.  You've gotten a lot of advice and keep posting "but what do I do?!?".  You're stuck in this mindset of wanting to be annoyed by her and wanting to make her the villain, so you're refusing to do anything to change the dynamic[/quote]
I’m doing neither of those things. What I really want is for her to act normal, to not punish my husband with silent treatments, and to not drag our innocent children into the mix as pawns. PPs are correct that I should accept this as a positive, that I should be glad I don’t have to see her often, but then, I have to see my husband hurting because his mother is constantly abandoning him. I also realize this is his situation to quell. But I shouldn’t have to bear witness. Neither should my children. So that’s where I struggle.

I’m not trying to be deliberately obtuse, but imagine you are hosting one singular person, and that one person is sitting in a corner saying nothing. How awkward! It’s just weird carrying on like she isn’t there. I guess I’ll give it a try this year, just rip off the bandage. [/quote]

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