Meh...thinking about my W's "family transplant". It is all so surreal.
And then I remembered something. Her mother also had several "friends" - each of the three sisters has a different father - and their relationship with her is very poor. A few years ago she announced she had a new "family" in TX (where she lives). The sisters were furious and that really put the nail in the coffin for their relationship with her.
My W has become her mother.
H 56 W 48 D27,S21 SS25 SS22 Severely autistic M(#2 for both) 9 1/2 yrs. "I've never loved you" 3/7/2011 Separated 8/7/2011 BITS