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Originally Posted by WhatDayIsItAgain
I think you are handling a huge responsibility very well. Will you be staying in a private room in a hotel (you would have the power to only invite those you wish to see and more importantly, your children and you would have a private safe retreat available if needed to "take a break" from the reunion stress).
How can your other family members arrange their schedules to see you and her seperately? (You for lunch on Mon She get dinner; She gets lunch on Tue and You get dinner so everyone can see everyone but "she" cannot use your visit with your cousin as another opportunity to be abusive to ANYONE in any manner). Toxic relatives will try to poison any family gathering... if they are allowed to BE THERE... Can you introduce your fiance to your cousin either before she shows up or after she leaves?
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Fortunately for me, my cousin no longer talks to my mother. I will be staying with her, and possibly also camping a couple days (it's a week-long trip). My little brother (not the one that broke into my house, the other one) also doesn't speak to her. My sister is likely, however, to invite my mother over after promising not to, and pretending she forgot, so I need to weigh that against how badly I want to see my nephew (pretty bad). If I meet her in a public place, which my sister is likely to want anyhow, that should lessen the likely hood of that, plus I can arrange to meet some friends at the same time, decreasing the chances that my mother would stay should she show. My sister can't visit my cousin, because she stole from her. It's all pretty chaotic, lol.
Anyhow, thank you for the supportive words and ideas.
