Mleigh - nice job zipping it and just watching the family dynamics on Father's Day. I know what you mean when you say that the more you watch, the clearer things become. I feel the same exact way.

SIL and MIL are handfuls and unfortunately, it seems to be second nature for them to surround themselves in negativity. How exhausting it must have been to listen to all that.

Your FIL sounds great and I am glad you were able to enjoy the day despite SIL's attempted hijacking.

Me 41, H 47, M 15 yrs, S11, S13
BD 1: 11/4/14 we work on it; really I pretzel myself
BD 2: 3/31/15 H goes down to "dorm room"
8/15: H back to MBR
10/15: H back in dorm room
1/18: H files, now divorced