shishcap
Sep 17, 2007, 07:01 PM
I have been married for 30 some years. I have a pain in the butt mother-in-law. The woman is hyperchondrical, very manipulative and self-centered. My husband has never had a close relationship with her, but will very seldom say anything to her when she's out of line. The older I get, the less tolerance I have for her and have been more vocal about my annoyance with her lately when she's pulling one of her stunts. I have basically reached the end of my rope with her. We do not live in the same state anymore, so that has provided us with some relief, but she now claims she's on antidepressants because she misses her family, meaning us. We have two older daughters, 17 and 23, her only grandchildren that have never been that close to grandma either, but she is their grandma. How do I deal with this woman? Just ignore her pleas for sympathy and unrealistic expectations or have as little to do with her as possible and when I do see her put up with her nonsense?