Divided on Moving Far, Far Away...
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| Tue, 12-26-2006 - 9:03am |
Hello Everyone,
It's been awhile since I've posted here, but I've been feeling a lot of anxiety lately as I'm trying to make some big decisions. Right now I live in Europe but am planning on moving back to the States. While trying to make all of these decisions, I've had the thought of what my MIL will think about this weighing on my conscious. I know I've written a bit about her in the past, but the woman can really try my patience at times. Over the holidays it has been no different, and I just want to get back to the States where I can practice my profession and where my husband and I can start our own life. We haven't told my MIL directly yet that we're planning on this, and I don't know how we will. She always takes the chance to tell me how much she loves her two sons and how she would just die if they weren't close by all of the time. She's very manipulating, she pulls stunts all of the time with her health to get attention, she can be very bossy and unkind, and she's just odd! (She tells me all of the time how glad she is that she has a grandson because she doesn't like having daughters or grand-daughters....wierd, right?) Anyway, I do feel guilty though about moving because her health isn't that great and she could last for anotehr 10 to 20 years or she could go tomorrow. Also, I feel really bad for my SIL who would have to put up with her all of the time if we were to go away. We've both complained to each other how much our MIL can drive us crazy! Anyway, I suppose this is a vent more than anything, but have any of you been in a situation before where you've had to move far away from In-laws and they've given you a really hard time? There's no point in reasoning with her because reason is not in her vocab.
