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Topic: In-laws and (their) divorce
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Celeste
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Registered: Jun 2005
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posted June 21, 2005 07:07 PM
 
My husband's parents were divorced about eight years ago, because his mother had an affair with another man. His father kept custody of my husband and his brother and sister, through a mutual settlement. My motherinlaw remarried the man she cheated with, and my fatherinlaw remained single until remarrying last year. My husband is very close to his mother, and she frequently remains in touch despite living four states away from us. I'm fond of both of his parents, but it annoys me that my motherinlaw places my husband in the middle. Ever since my fatherinlaw's marriage, she's constantly drilling my husband with questions about his new wife and new life. She also treats my husband more as a counselor than a son, by telling him all about how his dad "went wrong' and how he got "boring" leading her to cheat. This bothers me greatly, sigh. I like my motherinlaw but I don't like her using my husband to trash on his own father. His father never talks about his exwife, nor does he ever inquire about her personal life. I'm posting this in hope of advice. I don't know wheter I should talk to my husband about it, or just keep quiet. I don't want him to think I don't like his mother, and I don't want for him to have problems with her.
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Sheaa Olein
Knowflake Posts: 2864
From: London
Registered: Jul 2004
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posted June 24, 2005 07:50 AM
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. It's a difficult one Celeste. I've been in a similar situation recently, but with my dad and step mother seperating, and have similar stress issues like your mother in law is placing on your husband.First step; Sure you should talk to him. Have you done so since you posted this? If he knows you, he won't think bad of you for being concerned. I wish you well with what you decide. It's not an easy situation   ------------------
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