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marble falls

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1. We can pick our noses, pick a friend, pick a fight, but we don't get to pick family or in-laws ...

Reply to lambchopp59 (Original post)

Sat Aug 21, 2021, 09:06 AM

Aug 2021

Be available for your brother, it seems from your story your brother seems ok. But, like you, I don't go where I'm not wanted.

Seems like your wheels are on straight and you're good, don't let a loose cog-ed SiL steal your joy.

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We can pick our noses, pick a friend, pick a fight, but we don't get to pick family or in-laws ... marble falls Aug 2021 #1

Precisely. lambchopp59 Aug 2021 #2

If we pay attention, help where it's needed, ask for help when it's needed - we'll all get ... marble falls Aug 2021 #3

sometimes inlaws can be more fam than fam. ever have the feeling of being outside and looking in? AllaN01Bear Aug 2021 #4

Absolutely. I loved amy parents but they were kinda distant. My step-parents and I get along ... marble falls Aug 2021 #5

I'm sorry. You should not have to be going through this. Mickju Aug 2021 #6

Frankly this time around is mostly just an inconvenience that hits where it hurts lambchopp59 Aug 2021 #7