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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't see that the SIL is behaving all that badly.  She's not mean to the kids.  She doesn't say or do nasty things to them.  She's just absent from birthday parties and she doesn't want to hold babies.  Yes, she should have tried to manage her grief and emotions better, but OP is making this all about her.

Not holding a baby is not being mean to the baby.  Running out of the room when you're crying is not being mean to the baby.  SIL could have handled things better, yes, but OP sounds like a drama queen, too.  [/quote]

Being sad that someone doesn't want to interact with your baby doesn't make you a drama queen.  OP is just hurt.  Her only mistake is airing this on DCUM.  Lots of people giving her shit when they really don't know that much.[/quote]

Calling someone mean because she won't hold your baby IS being a drama queen. Saying that not buying a nephew - by marriage - a present is "mean" is being a drama queen. The kids don't give a rat's butt whether they're held and whether one of the aunts isn't at a party. It's about OP trashing another person.

As for the scene in the hospital - SIL didn't yell at OP. She didn't say something nasty.  She didn't sit there and sulk and make everyone miserable. She attempted to show up and be the present aunt and she couldn't handle that. It's arguably weak, but I think it would be unkind to insult someone for that weakness. In no universe is it "mean."

Being sad about it is weird. It would be one thing if OP's own parent or sibling couldn't get it together to form a relationship with her kid. That might be sad.

But a sister in law? This is the baby version of Bridezilla. Everyone has to be into OP's baby and if not, they are "mean." [/quote]

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