In laws

Anon Imperfect Mum

In laws

Hi mums,

I don't know really where to start. I've been with my husband for over a decade. We have a couple of young children and always had a happy stable relationship and working careers etc (as normal as possible).

My sister in law has always hated me, from day one, she didn't want me in the family even though she came in a few years after me, she tried to influence my mother in law and other sister in law to dislike me and then they sort of saw the light. We've never really been civil until the last few years where we would do small talk.

Her and her boyfriend break up a lot and currently live in different houses (years now) and have kids also. They are together but aren't. Really confusing but assuming they live better apart. She deleted me and my husband off Facebook the day they officially broke up properly. She didn't delete anyone else. Apparently she didn't want us to know?

Anyways since then, I don't see her, have anything to do much with their kids cause it's too hard due to her (I know that's a crap excuse but they don't see our kids either). His brother hates me when they are together but we get along really well when she's not there or broken up.

Recently she said I was a shit mum and wrote on someone's status about it. I blocked her cause I don't wanna see anything from her (comments or anything). Is this childish?

She's never ever confronted me and I just don't bother because I've given up as I think she just has mental issues within herself and takes it out on me (and sometimes my husband). So for me, I am just living for my family and friends who respect me and who give me positive vibe and feelings within my life. I'm getting too old for it but I just think I have people who love me for me and she'll forever be like that.

Don't get me wrong it would be easier that we all get along but it's not perfect world. My husband has been good and it's also sad that him and his brother have drifted apart but I guess his brother doesn't put a stop to it either

So I guess I'm venting and don't know whether you would just keep doing what I'm doing. And any other advice?

Posted in:  Relationships & Marriage, Behaviour

2 Replies

Anon Imperfect Mum

Definitely block her on Facebook! That's totally appropriate. I have huge portions of my extended family who I have nothing to do with on Facebook etc and are blocked. I don't need to know everything they say, and don't want to, and they don't need to see everything I say. In fact it's made it easier to rock up to family events and do small talk because I'm not thinking about everything they said on FB

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Jo-anna Dawson

Keep doing what you are doing. .. think you are handling it perfectly :)

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