This was already done. "I spoke to my step-MIL today (I called to thank her for sending a gift to our family). She invited us to go to see her and my FIL (and my wife's step-bro & his wife) for TG (they live about 200 miles away)."
How is this "trying to back W into a corner where she is forced to go, or to be embarrassed by backing out" Are WE not tired of trying to protect our spouses from the embarrassment THEY caused. I don’t know about you but I have no problem telling anybody what happened. Now My W she has a problem with this. Why? If it was the Right thing to do why be “embarrassed”. Maybe is not so right. Ok let’s walk on egg shells. Let’s “protect our spouses so they are not “embarrassed”. If you condone something then you approve of it. (Maybe if they didn’t Bare their A$$ they would not be embarrassed.) Mark didn't call MIL and ask to be invited. If he did then yes he is trying to “embarrass” his wife. But His "Family" was invited.
Mark No surprises just tell the W what you told us. You called to say thank-you and were invited to go. YOU think it is a good Idea because the kids have not seen them for a while.
And Yes TODAY IS GOING TO BE A GREAT DAY
H
Last edited by husband; 11/20/0712:21 PM.
And if I claim to be a wise man, well It surely means that I don't know