Pick-a-name

Same here (when she was still alive). In fact, my mother was the one who taought me this....she said she has seen people complain about their spouse and the "inlaw" hears the bad stuff and not the "good" stuff.....work it out between yourselves and you don't have all that "baggage".

If it was my mother, I would thank her for her love and support of me, but that what happens in my marriage is only between me and my husband. period.

Good idea about unplugging phone, etc.......I have gotten away for a few hours the past few days.....just outside taking a walk, buying a cup of coffee and drinking it outside somewhere.........it has been nice; the drama-factor can really drop if you can do that. I even walk around the block or wonder around a store.