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[quote=Anonymous]OP I'm ready to throw my computer just reading about your horrible inlaws!

I do want to say one thing--a lesson it took me years to learn, and that I have drilled into my kids so they don't have to suffer years before figuring this out on their own.  It is about friends, but really, it does apply to anyone in your life, including relatives. (It also applies to their behavior as friends, but that's not the emphasis for you right now)

I tell my kids, on a day to day basis, you never know who your true friends are; you will find out only over time.  It will happen that over time, one day something good will happen to you, or one day something bad will happen to you.

When something good happens to you, who is by your side cheering and announcing to everyone this great thing that happened to you?  And who is jealous?  And who has suddenly disappeared?

Or, something bad happens to you.  Who is there by your side, ready to defend you, protect you, or patch you back together?  Who is quietly lurking with a Shadenfreude smirk?  And who has suddenly disappeared?

At these times, you will know who you should keep investing in, who you should invest more in, and who you should spend less time with.  Over the years, you will develop an odd collection of unexpected people who are your true friends.[/quote]

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