Survey Says!

I guess you could say that the meeting between my husband and his siblings did not go well.  Perhaps that is an understatement.  My husband originally contacted his sister a couple of months ago hoping to meet with her and only her but for some reason she insisted that the youngest brother be present even though my husband told her in their e-mail correspondence that he was hoping to meet with just her.  In fact, my husband never even knew up until both his siblings walked into the restaurant that the brother was coming.  She's sneaky is an understatement is all I can say about his sister.

I still don't know all of the details about the meeting because my husband was really rattled when he came home.  I do know that my husband felt like he was on that show "Intervention".  He felt like he was trying to be saved and converted into some strange religion.  Most of what my husband told me revolved around their strange religious beliefs ( I don't mean to offend anyone, Sorry).  I don't know how much of their actual "issues" they discussed because his siblings seemed more focused on talking about "the word" and "living the word".  All things my husband would be totally fine with if he didn't feel like he was being beaten over the head with a wooden stick. 

I think they've crossed the fine line into some kind of mental illness.  If they weren't talking about God they were rolling their eyes, texting on their phones, looking around, or checking their watches, and when things got too heated they got up and left.  My husband thought at one point his brother was going to come across the table and grab him but then they got up and left. I  guess they decided at some point that we would get together with my husbands parents without the kids and work things out so that maybe we could all get together for a holiday or a birthday sometime but I told my husband I am done with all of them and to count me out of that.  I have written them off long ago.  I think my husband is still planning on doing it.  I think my husband wants his parents to see just how far gone his brother and sister really are and then maybe they will finally give up on the idea. 

I think this will backfire because I remember what happened here at my sons 1st birthday party. It was like a seen out of a movie.  All hell broke loose, everybody was arguing and yelling.  It looked like my BIL was going to start throwing things.  People went crashing out the front door and then 2 minutes later they were all sobbing and hugging each other.  It was like a bad B movie.  I wanted to throw up!

Excuse me while go do that now!

Comments

[Holly]

I'm sorry to hear the meeting didn't go well. It sounds like your in-laws are more interested in converting your husband than in loving you all right where you are. What a shame. I hope your husband finds peace and joy during this wonderful time of the year in spite of the ridiculousness in his family of origin.

Sending you all hugs.