Try your hardest to do your best "act as if" when he walks through the door. Believe me, I know it's not easy, but YOU deserve the night to go well!
Stay with your "I was so excited and happy that he was coming home" mode, and try to put the "working on it" off to the side for this evening.
This thing with his family is an old battle, and a big one, and it's not going to be resolved tonight. I'm dealing with an old battle with my wife at this very moment that I'm as pissed as hell about, but I know I'm not going to do any good by taking it any farther right now. Tomorrow's going to be another day, I'll deal with it then, and I'm NOT going to let it ruin my evening!!
Keeping this short in case your H gets home sooner. Just wanted to let you know to try doing this, not for him, but for you! You deserve a pleasant, "unangry" evening tonight! I think I do, too!!
JJ
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