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Old 6th September 2013, 09:27 PM   #1
rock1853
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Am I right or is she? In-law issues.

Ok. So a couple years ago we had Christmas at her parents with all brother and sister in-law and their two boys. One of the boys is 14 or 15 and is a problem child. He constantly berates his parents in front of everyone about how dumb they are and his food is prepared right and so on. Well my well behaved 8 year old boy ended up in the basement playing video games with him. I just happened to walk past the stairs and overheard him berating my little one about how stupid he was playing and what he was doing was so dumb and so on. So I calmly go down and tell my son to give the controller to the teenager and come with me. I went and found my wife and told her "I was ready to go home now." We had been there for hours. So I was finishing packing presents in the car trunk when the teenagers parents came around the corner and asked something like "you had enough and ready to go already?" I told them that I had "caught their son speaking harshly to my son and yes was going to leave." Well that sent the brother-inlaw parent into a rage. He threated to knock my teeth out, called my many terrible names, and so on. Right in front of the rest of the family that had gathered to see us off. I was a good boy and didn't act unruly as I really wanted to retaliate. My wife and I got an email the next day from them explaining that "I should have reconsidered my evaluation of the situation and that they were sure that I had just made up the issue." Now everyone in the family knows about the problem child not just me. AND FINALLY HERE IS MY ISSUE. My wife continues to spend time with these in-laws. She tells me that I am wrong for holding a grudge as I do not go around when they are there anymore. She spends hours with them and it hurts my feelings. She knows this but claims that they are her family and chooses to act like nothing ever happened. It seems to me she is breaking her marital vows. In my opinion by spending time with them she is just giving credence to their position and not mine. I could never see myself "hangin" with people who had threated and insulted her. Am I wrong here?
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