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[quote=Anonymous]Op, did you ever try to have some empathy and envision what SIL might be thinking.

"I am so tired. I can't believe I allowed my husband to somehow talk me into flying across the country, alone, with our toddler, to visit HIS family and HE isn't even here. I have to work, I can't afford the time off, and speaking of money the only flight we could afford was a red eye. It's awful. And we can't stay in a hotel, we have to stay with my SIL who always makes me feel like I have to walk on egg shells around her. I wish she were nicer to me, I thought we would have some much in common, especially now that we are both mothers, but after all these years I still feel like I am intruding and she makes me feel like an outside. Maybe I am just paranoid. So after that LONG flight, during which my son refused to cooperate or nap or even sit still, I am jet lagged and just dead tired and have to work 8 hours. My MIL is so nice to agree to watch my son, I really appreciate it, otherwise there is no way I could telecommute, no way at all. And like I mentioned, I don't have leave, I can't not work.  I wish my DH was here. I can't believe I am here an entire week in advance before easter and he isn't coming for several days. I miss my own family, my parents, my sisters/brothers. I kind of wish I could have spent the holidays with them, but I'm glad my son gets to see his grandparents.  I just wish my SIL would make me feel like a member of the family, ask how I was doing, actually smile at me with some warmth. Every time I sip some water, walk into a room, even breath I feel like I am doing it wrong. I wish she understood how hard it was for us to even get here. I need a real vacation.  Happy Easter.[/quote]

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