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Family tensions

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AnaJane1 · 18/08/2023 08:19

My DH and I have paid for a family holiday which both his children and his grandchildren (2 of whom brought their boyfriends) have accepted. Throughout the holiday my DH family have actively excluded him from a number of days out, sidelined both of us and have generally made it quite unpleasant.
It culminated in my DH telling them all that he’d had enough of being treated like an afterthought, being insulted and being told where to sit (which was always on the fringes) and DH and I left them at the restaurant to “enjoy their food without our unbearable company). We ate elsewhere.
I’m asking for advice on two fronts: firstly, do I approach his children to try to build bridges? And secondly, how do I ease the tension within the family?

Or do I just let it work itself out?
TIA.

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DustyLee123 · 18/08/2023 08:41

You stay out of it, it’s his kids. You’d just get cast as the villain.
Dont ever holiday like this again.

determinedtomakethiswork · 18/08/2023 08:41

That does sound very unfair of them. What was his relationship like with them before the holiday?

Anothernamethesamegame · 18/08/2023 08:44

I’d stay out of it and let your DH and his family deal with it.

I agree that more context is needed. I assume they aren’t an otherwise close family who randomly decided to start treating your DH like crap overnight?

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