while my h went to Alaska to "explore" and "get rich" and left us behind, my mil and bil CALLED ZERO times when h was not here...in two years.
My fil, divorced from the mil decades ago, and a gruff Vietnam vet, DID call to check on us. Go figure.
I'll always shake my head at the pathological level of conflict avoidance my h's family has.
I think If he'd stabbed me to death, I THINK his mom might have said "Son, MAYBE that was an overreaction..."
M: 57 H: 60 M: 35 yrs S30,D28,D19 H off to Alaska 2006 Recon 7/07- 8/08 *2016* X = "ALASKA 2.0" GROUND HOG DAY I File D 10/16 OW DIV 2/26/2018 X marries OW 5/2016