US EditionDear Abby: Relationship with mother-in-law plunges to new low
- On Friday the mother-in-law went out of town and missed her granddaughter's call en route to the hospital, missing her great-granddaughter's birth and saying she is heartbroken.
- Tensions trace to repeated boundary crossings when the mother-in-law recently criticized the writer's wife and said `You're not welcome,` prompting the writer to ask her to leave.
- Having been told of an induction date, the mother-in-law planned around the doctor's induction date but acknowledges she forgot labour timing can vary, causing her to miss the birth.
- Now the granddaughter is not speaking to her, and attempts to call have failed; Dear Abby suggested sending a large bouquet of flowers and an abject letter of apology to help her granddaughter may `mellow`.
- Abby framed the situation as a human mistake and reminded the writer that `You are human, and human beings make mistakes`, suggesting sessions with a licensed family therapist if the three of you are willing.
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Dear Abby: Man says mother-in-law called him “an awful human being” after boundary dispute
Dear Abby: My relationship with my mother-in-law has been rocky for the nine years I’ve been married to her daughter. She has been very hurtful at times, saying things like, “You’re not welcome [in her house].” She has never accepted me.
Dear Abby: My mother-in-law says I’m ‘an awful human being’
DEAR ABBY: My relationship with my mother-in-law has been rocky for the nine years I’ve been married to her daughter. She has been very hurtful at times, saying things like, “You’re not welcome [in her house].” She has never accepted me. She was recently unable to stay within the boundaries my wife and I set with her when she visited us. We had asked her to keep it light and just enjoy lunch together, but she started telling us my wife should ap…
DEAR ABBY: Relationship with mother-in-law plunges to new low
DEAR ABBY: My relationship with my mother-in-law has been rocky for the nine years I've been married to her daughter. She has been very hurtful at times, saying things like, "You're not welcome (in her house)." She has never accepted me.
Dear Abby: Relationship with mother-in-law feels like a lost cause after she said awful thing to me
DEAR ABBY: My relationship with my mother-in-law has been rocky for the nine years I’ve been married to her daughter. She has been very hurtful at times, saying things like, “You’re not welcome [in her house].” She has never accepted me.
Dear Abby: My mother-in-law always criticizes me
Dear Abby: My relationship with my mother-in-law has been rocky for the nine years I’ve been married to her daughter. She has been very hurtful at times, saying things like, “You’re not welcome [in her house].” She has never accepted me.
Dear Abby: I forgot that a baby can be born early, and I made a big mistake
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