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Carolyn Hax, January 29 2024: “Husband demands access to in-laws to get in on expensive gifts.”
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Carolyn Hax, January 29 2024: “Husband demands access to in-laws to get in on expensive gifts.”

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Carolyn Hax, January 29 2024: “Husband demands access to in-laws to get in on expensive gifts.”
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Link to original letter here.

My take: To recap, for four years the LW’s husband has “made it clear” to her family that he holds them in contempt and wants nothing to do with them. Now her family has made some generous gifts to their other son-in-law…their nice son-in-law…

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