Well its gonna be a lousy holiday for me...

[TZ]

Looks like I won't get to see my adorable 4 year old niece because her mother is an idiot who can't get along with her husband and is now taking out her marital issues on my Mother and Stepfather --last week over at my Mom's house she tried to leave her hubby and stay there with her daughter and my mom wanted noooo part of that---She even had my niece come downstairs and tell her that "mommy and daddy are yelling at each other and Mommy wants us to stay here while Daddy goes home..." My sister's response--"Don't expect to see us on Christmas..". So because my Mom didn't want to get in the middle of YOUR fight you are gonna deny your daughter from seeing me, her Grandma and Grandpa all of whom she loves and in my case hasn't seen since Thanksgiving. Thanks for nothing, Sis!!

:mad:

[hippywife]

1. ...

:hug: Sorry for the strife in your day. :hug:

[derby378]

2. You have my sympathies...

I'm sorry your family is having such troubles. Please try to enjoy Christmas with the loved ones who are there.

:hug:

[xchrom]

3. yeah -- families can be crazy.

sorry that they are driving you nuts.

pssst -- tthey always do that at the holidays, don't they?

[LaurenG]

4. I hope that things go better than you expected today.

:hug:

[deepthought42]

5. Ah, family...

sometimes I think they're overrated...or maybe just mine...

Hope you still enjoy the holiday... :hug:

[pnwmom]

6. I am sorry the situation is so messed up and it's hurting your niece the most.

But I'm not so sure your sister deserves all the blame. I think your mother could have let them stay there that night. (It wouldn't have been putting your mother in the middle of a marital fight; it would have just been being a mother with an open-door policy.)

I can't imagine ever turning my daughter away. If she wants to spend the night at my house, with or without her husband, she's always welcome. I love my son-in-law but my primary loyalty will always be to my daughter. It's not up to me to second guess her decisions with regard to him.

I think your sister's feelings were hurt, because -- rather than feeling as if your mother was staying out of the fight -- it probably felt to sis as if your mother was taking her son-in-law's side.

Just my two cents. I'm sorry you're having a sad Christmas! I hope all this doesn't follow you into the new year.

[TZ]

7. Found out my BIL didn't come today because

he might be afraid that if he left my sister alone in the house, she would leave and not come back. I also found out that it looks like a divorce is coming...And because of various issues (too long to go into here) I don't trust my sister and if there is a custody fight I will have to side with my BIL (and lets hope I don't have to say so in court). So it doesn't look like the New Year is going to bring any cheer to my family....:(