Hi, I wanted to hear others peoples opinions on this situation I have.
I'm in my 30s with two children to two different dads. My youngest child has just turned three.
When I was close to the end of my pregnancy I found out my partner had cheated on me. This lead to me chucking him out and big arguments. It was a very stressful time and he had to go turn up at his families house with clothes in bin bags. His family stopped talking to me and some of them refused to see my son when he was born because of my name choice.
When Christmas came around they made a point of saying they would buy anything for my other son (the older child from a previous relationship). I went wild and couldn't resist a phone call to give some abuse.
Since then I have kept my distance, I let me youngest son see the family but it's not very often.
Following this there was a death in the family and I was also told that I was not welcome to the funeral.
A few years have passed and they now appear to be holding out an olive branch but I'm unsure how I feel.
I feel that I need to protect my older child from them as they clearly don't see him as family. If I think out it all I still get quite angry. I'm at quite a peaceful place in my life right now but sometimes think I'm being petty by continuing to keep my distance.
Not sure if I'm ready for more of the same.....
Advise?