Thread: Taking Sides
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Old Jul 12, 2014, 12:13 PM
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My H hasn't talked to his sister in 5 yrs over a very serious argument. It has driven a deep wedge into his family that will basically not be resolved.
I always told him I didn't wanto take sides in the matter. She has children & so do we.
They come to town & ask me to get together. I feel very obligated for the children's sake. I want them to know their cousins & to grow up not knowing how much animosity there is between the families.
When my SIL name is even mentioned my H becomes sullen, short tempered & angry. He takes it out on us. I ask him if he wants to talk & he always says there's nothing to discuss. He's in T but doesn't talk about it.

This weekend their in town & I've made plans for the kids to see ea other & visit. Once again my H is angry & gets nasty. It's getting harder & harder for me to not be effected by it. It would probably be easier for me not to stay in touch. This is what my H originally wanted. I still think he's sore over the fact that 5 yrs ago I didn't side w/ him & cut all contact from her family. It'll take him about 2-3 days to get back to "normal" & the situation to calm down.
I'm tired of it & don't know what to do about it. It's such a fight to keep this happy fascade up in front of the kids.
Don't know what to do.

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