but I have no desire to sling the mud back...
this is good erica, because you would only be stepping up onto jerry springers stage to get the beatdown of your life.
i found this out myself the hard way, my in laws, my childrens only relatives in this state shut them out of their lives. if they preferred not to deal with me, okay, i got that, but why the kids too?
because i was the "outsider" who once dared to believe i was a member of the family.
it hurts. but you will get over it, and it sounds like they might enjoy this kind of drama.
step out the soundstage and start your own life.
beth