Not a whole lot is new this afternoon; but I had an interesting convo with the MIL last night. She called to ask the kids and I to her house on Sun for dinner. SIL and nephew will be there as well. Not sure if she invited my W or not; don't care, I'll still go.
Seems that MIL is feeling responsible for the sitch. She was in tears apologizing for what I going through. MIL has it tough right now. Her mother is basically on her death bed; her other D (SIL) is visiting with a L today about her own M; and her oldest D (my W) is a lifelong screw-up who has burned bridges within her own family. So MIL asked her mother if there was anything that she (MIL) could have done in her life that would have made her NOT love her. MIL's mother said no; but MIL told her that she was close to that point with my W.
W wants me to give her $50 for half of Christmas presents she has purchased so far. W told me that she gave them to MIL to take to her house. Last night, MIL told me that she doesn't have them, nor has she seen them. So when W asks for the money, I'm going to demand to see the toys and the receipt. I almost got took on that; I was letting my guard down and was about to get taken. So I'll go back to being more vigilant. Seems like W is getting real sneaky..
