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Mother and Father In Law interfering

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BetsyBaggaley1 · 11/10/2019 10:49

I have been with my partner for nearly 14 years. His mother and father haven’t ever excepted me. I don’t know why as I’m the one who does everything for them, I decorate, do the garden, do his mothers tax returns take the dog to groomers every month and take it to vets, even get his dads beer every week. Literally anything they ask, I do. His father can’t even say hello to me or thank you. I only do it for them to save my partner doing it as he works 72 hours a week so when he has Sunday off it’s our time.. They don’t like that they want him round at there house. They even manage to wangle coming on holiday with us, so now I say to him I can’t travel and haven’t been on holiday for 2 years. Because it’s literally a nightmare. They except there daughters boyfriend who she as been with for 5 years and think he’s the best thing in life. They do nothing for them, but it’s always them every conversation it’s them. But around 3 months ago there was a loss in my partners family a massive loss, it was his grandad who he lived with the majority of his life. I’m the one who was going to cemetery making it all look nice putting the same colour flowers down as what was stated by his family no other family members was going apart from me. I was doing it for my partner. He then got a phone call off his sister calling me a meddler and that I meddle all the time, so I simply told her that I would be grateful if she would now do everything for her mother and father seen as she said I’m not family. So I stopped doing everything for them, his sister hasn’t done anything for them since I stopped. I haven’t spoke to them and his sister and I thought my life would be easier. My partner isn’t talking to his sister either after what she said as it was a lot more than the meddling bit. His mother and father are trying to get him to talk to his sister he stated to his mother and father for them not to get involved but they do, taking her side when she caused it. The way his father talks to him is so wrong but my partner just takes it even when they are calling me he can’t defend me I have to defend my self. It’s literally putting a strain on our relationship, they even threatened me with court action if I don’t let them see our child when it’s born. Literally last night his dad was saying he better start talking to his sister as I won’t be with him forever, then in his next breath trying to give my partner a girls number from pub. Then the end of the conversation is did I do his mothers tax return. I just don’t know what to do or how to handle it.

OP posts:
CornishCreation · 13/10/2019 09:54

Unfortunately drastic measures are your only option here, I was in a very similar position but my husband and I cut all ties as after our first baby they wanted to take over, changed our numbers but they pestered friends for new ones. In the end we moved over 200 miles away and my husband cut ties with everyone he knew because they manipulated all his friends and messaged people on his fb saying it was an emergency until they got it. He deleted fb and now they just pester my family who know what they're like and don't answer the door/phone or open their letters or tell us when they've been in contact as we don't want to know.
Now we can get on with our new lives.

Lolapusht · 14/10/2019 12:33

How did it go OP? Did your DH speak to his parents?

WellardAvocado · 14/10/2019 12:51

Good for you, you have done brilliantly!

The dynamic between him and his parents sounds toxic. You might be interested in reading the stately homes thread on here, it's for children of toxic parents. I can understand why he hadn't stood up to them, he's right in the middle of a horribly dysfunctional dynamic and his emotional wounds around it go right back to throughout his childhood. As people on that thread will say it takes determination support and tenacity to break the cycle. I hope for your and his sake he finds the strength quickly.

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