Excuse my vent, but I'm sitting here with my stomach in knots trying to mentally prepare for tomorrow's "family" event with my in-laws. I want to think I have good in-laws as a whole. My MIL is a gem, but even my husband doesn't like them most of the time, so WHY do I feel compelled to try and help everyone get along?!
My FIL is just a jerk - plain and simple and makes everygthing difficult. My SIL is argumentative and bossy and very petty and jealous over everything said/done during any of her visits. When you add in an uncle who apparently despises my husband and picks a fight with him every time they are in the same room...well, you can see why I'm dreading tomorrow.
This is a get-together we have purposely not attended for the past two years because of how ugly and hurtful the uncle was to my DH. Now, after 3 years, MIL is going to host the event in hopes that it will be "neutral" territory for everyone. I DREAD TOMORROW!!!!
Thanks for listening! If we don't get along, we don't get along and might as well quit trying to get along. This southern hospitality and tradition is the pits when everyone is soooo disagreeable!
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