Posted by Dinah on November 16, 2003, at 11:14:02
In reply to how to free self from dominating inlaws « Navneeta, posted by Dr. Bob on November 16, 2003, at 6:42:26
It sounds like a distressing situation. But dealing with inlaws is tricky, and I'm not sure you can ever free yourself without your spouse's help. He's the link in the chain.
In our house, we consider it the job of the natural child to deal with inlaws. If the natural child refuses to do so, we see that as a marital problem, not an inlaw problem.
His parents are great and I can't imagine asking him to take care of anything except letting us do more for his parents. It's mainly on my side that it's come up, and I take full responsibility for it. He doesn't even answer the phone (we've got caller ID and a special ring that announces my father).
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