Family has to learn to accept you for what you are but then being the old grouch that I am, my saying is "friendship is thicker than blood" I hardly ever attend a family function either of mine or my inlaws. I would rather shovel horse do than listen to all the crap.
Matts family is like that! I don't care what they think about me. Matts mom really does not like me partly because I dug my heals in and told her what was happening for christmas last year. I was tired of hearing the crap, so I stood up! Thats how you have to do things, I can't let people run over me. Now she bairley talks to me (not that she talked to me alot before), but at least I stood up to her. I almost hate even going over to visit. They are so different from my family it's UNREAL! I knew they were odd when Matt and I got together, I think it's getting worse with time! Matt is a good son, has done everything "right" (went to college, he and I didn't live together before we got mairried, no kids out of wed lock, tries to help his dad), and he still getts attacked by his dad, and mom! "well why are you riding horses this weekend, why can't you help me so what if you have your own house and own things to do", just major attitude if things don't go there way. Then if you are not at a family function, you get talked about and looked down apon by them. Crazy I tell you! Sorry about the vent! But I was not raised like that! I refuse to make my marriage like that or let our kids go though that! Honestly Matts family is part of the reason I really don't wanna have kids!
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