ok, I think I've untangled this for the moment - again.
There are three people in this sitch, hence three decisions.
I have stated to H and FIL that I am willing to repair the relationship. That's a decision I get to make.
MIL is entitled to invite or not invite who she pleases to her home for the holidays. That's a decision she gets to make.
And then H gets to decide how he will deal with the whole mess. That's his decision.
If H want sto discuss this with me, I will discuss it, but I need to be careful to to be or seem controlling along the lines of 'making him not let her exclude me.'
They're his giblets so he needs to wear them.
The trouble with having an open mind is that people put things in it.
My sitch - Divorce Busted! http://www.divorcebusting.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1804137#Post1804137