Posted by Dinah on April 25, 2006, at 14:19:49
In reply to Popping in, posted by Voce on April 25, 2006, at 0:57:07
It sounds like you're using this time productively. Closing the door on my family of origin is something that I didn't do until years after my marriage, with help from my therapist.
MIL's don't change much after marriage. Perhaps my experience might be helpful. My mother in law was great, but my family was at best difficult. So we instituted a "You deal with your family" rule. It kept the dynamic from changing into wonderful child, evil husband. And it kept my husband from going nuts. Even on those few instances where it was his family we had to deal with, it still worked that way.
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