it’s been really difficult for me, regarding one person especially. this is someone who i don’t regularly see anyway, but since i married into her family there are occasions when our paths will eventually cross.
i’d actually forgiven her in my mind a couple years ago. but when we met up again, she treated me like crap—in front of my kids! she fawned over my kids and husband, though, showering them with hugs and kisses and being super-sweet, playful, etc.
i mean, i’ve heard of in-law horror stories, but i thought it only happened in the movies. it’s like she’s turned everything around where i’m at fault, instead of her. and her kids and husband were a bit stand-offish toward me at first, but they warmed up after a while & it was pretty much back to how it was before (fun, easy-going, etc.)—with them anyway.
i’ve accepted that not everyone will like me & i won’t like everyone i meet either. but does any one have advice for dealing with a situation like this? i want my kids to grow up knowing their cousins, but i don’t want them seeing some woman treat their mom like crap, like it’s ok or something. sorry for venting :-P
