My W cares a lot more about what my parents think, do and say than I do. To an extent, that probably makes sense. I notice that when we were at my MIL's over the past week, my MIL was also grumpy and annoyed by the mess and noise of the kids (very similar to my dad). I felt more concerned about the mess and noise than my W did.
Another example: for a holiday earlier this year (I think it was valentines day) 3 cards arrived from my mom - one for me, one for S6, and one fro S4. Mrs. Thinker was upset and fussed and fumed that she had been left out, that she hadn't gotten a card from my mom, that it showed my mom didn't care, etc. The card for Mrs. Thinker had been delayed in the mail and arrived the next day (to a chagrined Mrs. Thinker), but it shows how sensitive to slights from my parents she is. If it had been me that was "forgotten", I don't think I would have even noticed.
Last edited by Thinker; 09/08/0902:48 PM.
Me 42, W 39, S8, S6, S2 M 11y, A & ILYBNILWY 11/08 Walking away from a bad situation.
