Hi sh- My H's parents had already passed away before we had met so I really know what my H has told me. So, from what I have gathered, my H's family was was pretty normal with the exception of the mom being emotionally distant. The thing I find most interesting was that shortly after my H's younger sister left for college mom had an affair (my H left me shortly after his D left for college)...left dad for the OM and marries him...dad becomes friends with the OM's female friend (not sure if it was romantic or not). When OM and the girlfriend both pass away, my H's parents got back together...hmmm. Now I am wondering if my H's mom had the MLC or if she was just attention starved because his dad's MLC...or maybe both. And it makes me wonder if there is any genetic predisposition for MLC/depression/inability to deal with emotions in a healthy way.
Just as a side note to that, my H always talked very fondly about his dad but barely ever mentioned his mother. When my H started going through this, I noticed that he seemed to have what I called "mommy issues"...he didn't like me suggesting that he eat breakfast or take vitamins...that kind of thing. Now my H is saying that he has issues with women because he thinks he has let them control him. This is all so weird.
