Ok-reminder that these kids have been in each othes lives since they were 2. DD is now 15, ss 14.

I'm not sure how I feel about this. Typically she is a pretty mild mannered young lady and in fact I spent years drilling into her head that she MUST stand up for herself at times or people will walk all over her. She does better with it now, but is still reluctant to hurt anyone's feelings for any reason. So the venom that I am hearing about my ss is a bit alarming to me.

I posted this earlier but dont see it on here-so once again...

So for those of you that follow my story you know that myself or dh currently have no contact with Inlaws. Due to theft, lying, drugs, a lot of crazy dysfunction.. This has been hard for dh - to pull away. He's been stuck in this dysfunction his whole life, but has been a bit of a black sheep due to his choices- choices of working, a family, etc. which makes it harder as he was always seeming to search for acceptance.

Sounds like a dream, right?

It was my reality this year. After almost 12 years of marriage to dh I've finally got to without these people. I cant believe dh really went thru with it.

We did not hear from the inlaws at all. They didnt call, of course we received no presents, my children received no acknowledgment whatsoever. Typically they come to our home every year and I spend my day cleaning and cooking for them and they find as many ways as they can to subtley mistreat me and mine. So I was sorry to miss out on that fun time!