Oh, something else I wanted to add in my talks with MIL. She has 3 children including H. She said when she decided to divorce their father, only 1 daughter was upset about it. She said H and his other sister seemed fine with it, they just "wanted her to be happy" she said.
I know from H brief talks about it that it was very painful for him. Does she really believe they were ok with her breaking up their family and breaking their dads heart to be with another man so she can "be happy"? And how can someone truly be happy after doing that and having to live with it?
It just sounds so much like what H has said to me so many times. He needed to do this because he was so unhappy.
I guess they tell themselves what they need to and believe it in order to do what they want. After over 20 years she still believes what she told herself.
Oh, and at another time, she was talking about her H and his issues and started to say that something must have to happen in their childhood that makes them this way, then she stopped, caught herself, was silent and changed the subject.
I wonder if our talks, and being in the situation she is in, has her doing some thinking about her son? Well, like I said, it's probably best not to talk about me and keep it about her. That's my goal.
Me 48 H 46 S 11 M 2004 BD 8/13 H moved out 2/15 -live in the present, enjoy the beauty around and within you, explore your new future-