Dear Amy: My wife’s nephew “Chris” is going through a divorce. Chris and his wife “Jan” have two children. I feel bad ghosting Jan, but I risk alienating my wife and her family by being cordial.
Dear Middled: Unfortunately, I can’t help you to feel better about your wife’s clan’s choice to deliberately initiate an estrangement.
For instance, they will learn that they won’t be able to tell one set of grandparents about experiences with the other set. They will train themselves never to mention their mother in front of their father’s family.Furthermore, if your wife’s family would punish you for simply being kind and cordial to “Jan,” this reflects extremely poorly on all of them.
No, you should not contact Jan to tell her you’re sorry you won’t be able to speak to her. This would only insert you into their drama.Yes, you could contact her to say that you’re sorry that this break-up is happening, that you always enjoyed her presence in the family, and that you hope she and the children do well through the process.
I texted M and asked what the request was for, and he said that he found a sticky note saying everyone owed him that much for the party.He also said he didn’t have the original receipt.
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