Probably an age old problem but after 23 years together with DH my MIL has turned into a complete bitch, i mean i suspect she always has been but has managed to hide it well. She's never warmed to me, when DH and i got together he'd just split from his 2 kids mum after she left him for another man and i suppose our relationship moved very quickly, we were married within 6 months and am pretty sure she wanted them to reconcile. Anyway 23 years and 4 kids later here we still are! We have a great family unit, i have a very good relationship with his two older girls and all our kids are very close to each other. The problem is that from day dot she has always tried to keep our kids separate, she never made as much effort to see our kids as she did the two girls and all basically because i wouldn't let her buy my children! I'm apparently ungrateful because i like to provide for my own children by going to work. I wanted to teach my kids that everything should be earned not given! In the last couple if years she has completely cut me off, won't come to the house unless I'm not here, meets my kids by themselves, refuses to acknowledge my existence completely and for the first time this year didn't send me a birthday card. She stopped talking to DH just before xmas because he didn't agree with an opinion she had and that pissed me off, so I've now said i want nothing more tondo with her. Am i being unreasonable?
Sorry for sketchy story, too much for one post lol