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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 744787" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>Nomad. You have learned a lot about your needs and how to protect yourself in these holidays.</p><p></p><p>All of life is not yes, yes, yes.</p><p></p><p>At the same time son and his wife need to make their own mistakes and learn from them, and that includes with parenting too. There is nothing you can do (I think) about their embrace of this couple and their defense of them, even at the potential cost to their son. If you keep pushing you will pay the price.</p><p></p><p>But this same battle need not be fought again.</p><p></p><p>This difficult family is not your family. You have no obligation to include them. Your son and daughter in law have made it easy for you. Just say in the future if they propose a redo: I do not think we should try that again! And hold the line.</p><p></p><p>Personally I think there's responsibility to go around here; son, daughter in law, you, and that family. Don't feel that this is you. It's not. All you did was speak up. Good for you.</p><p></p><p>You have no obligation to meet people where they are unless you choose to.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 744787, member: 18958"] Nomad. You have learned a lot about your needs and how to protect yourself in these holidays. All of life is not yes, yes, yes. At the same time son and his wife need to make their own mistakes and learn from them, and that includes with parenting too. There is nothing you can do (I think) about their embrace of this couple and their defense of them, even at the potential cost to their son. If you keep pushing you will pay the price. But this same battle need not be fought again. This difficult family is not your family. You have no obligation to include them. Your son and daughter in law have made it easy for you. Just say in the future if they propose a redo: I do not think we should try that again! And hold the line. Personally I think there's responsibility to go around here; son, daughter in law, you, and that family. Don't feel that this is you. It's not. All you did was speak up. Good for you. You have no obligation to meet people where they are unless you choose to. [/QUOTE]
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