Last night I tried a new tactic. W came home and said MIL wanted us to bring some of our children's books down for the nephew (he is a lot younger). I said, I had been thinking about needing to clean off that book shelf anyway. She started with all the things 'we' haven't done around the house. I just said that I wasn't up for the negativity. She started backpedaling fast. Then went away and sulked a little but was talkative within a few minutes.

New approach, new response. Maybe there is some hope.


H - 47
W - 44
M - 18+ years
Separated? - 4/07
S - 13
S - 15