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Male writer:  My MIL went as far as to have my FIL disown is own family: mother, father, 2 brothers, and 13 nephew and nieces.  When my first DD was born, the ILs showed up at the hospital before me, and brought their DD, and GD home from the hospital.  When I asked what they were doing, MIL informed me that they were bringing their DD and GD home from the hospital.  When I arrived at my home, MIL informed me that I was not going to change this baby's diaper, feed her, dress her, or washer her.  IT WAS NOT my job, she said.  Now to move ahead.  When DW was pregnant with the second child, MIL and I got into another round of "stay out of my business and leave your DD alone" arguments.  When I came home that evening, MIL, FIL, GFIL, and GMIL were standing in my kitchen.  MIL informed me that I was not going to have sex with her DD anymore; I was not going to sleep with her anymore; I was not going to see this child born; and I was not going to see this child grow up.  She was going to take her DD to a lawyer in the morning and there was going to be a divorce.  DW did not protest.  She did not want a divorce, but she wasn't going to rock the boat, either.  In my state, the law reads that you cannot get a divorce if you are pregnant.  After my 2nd DD was born, I showed MIL who had the power.  I refused to allow my DDs to go over to their house.  In the past, in earlier arguments, my MIL had told me that I was not welcome on their property.  If I came on their property, they would "call the police", and I would be arrested for trespassing.  This was the tool that I needed to close the door.  When my MIL called and ordered me to allow her GDs to come their house for Christmas, I told her that to LOVE my daughters is to LOVE me.  They are a part of me.  This cooled things down for a while.  She was not allowed to see my DDs until she could control her mouth and nasty temper.  Even after that, my DDs were not allowed to be alone with them; I was to be present, they were not allowed to spend the night at their house, either.  Now to the present day.  I will skip a lot of the other cr@p she has spewed at me over the years (I don't believe there is enough space for all of it).  My DDs are now grown.  One is married, the other getting married.  I thought it best to sit them down, son-in-law and son-in-law-to-be, and inform them of what had been going on through the years.  I wanted to let them know why there is such turmoil in our lives.  At this time, I also explained to them what MIL did when their mother was pregnant with the second child, and enlightened them that, on Thanksgiving 2005, their GM offered their mother her inheritance if she would leave me and divorce me.  DW declined.  Since then, she has been disinherited.  Throughout this 30 year marriage, my wife has all ways stood behind her mother, while I championed our cause and the marriage's cause.  The best part of this whole thing is that of MIL's father, who is deceased.  When his DD, my MIL, would walk into his house, he would stand up, salute, and say, "HEIL HITLER," to which she would smile in response, acknowledging her power to do whatever she chooses to whomever she chooses.  He would also make the comment, "Here comes the FUEHRER, and her lacky."  For, you see, FIL has no backbone to stand up to her.  As far as I am aware, I am the only man in her life to ever stand up against her and go toe-to-toe and nose-to-nose with her and her sharp tongue.  Things are better, now that she has disowned her own DD and disinherited her.  I informed them that they are no longer welcome on my property, and that I will have them prosecuted for trespassing, if they show up.  I do not need their money or them.  My marriage is hanging in limbo.  I have informed DW that there is so much baggage from their interference, and the lack of her support, that I will let her know by some time this year as to whether or not we will still be married.  For, you see, DW would never fight for her independence.  She thought it better to fight with me, because I was not as mean and nasty as her mother, and to continue, and do as her mother told her to do just to keep her pleased and not ruffle her mother's feathers.  It was not beyond the MIL to call her DD on the phone and inform her how disobedient and thoughtless she was of her (the MIL's) feelings.  She felt that she should get me under control.  By DW not standing for her rights, she gave her mother cause to come after me, because her DD would not stand up against her, not on her own behalf or for the marriage.  When I would approach others who were treated badly by her and ask why they tolerate it, the EXCUSES were, "That's just the way she is," and they accept it.  That excuse gives my MIL the justification to keep on acting in the manner she does.  This shows just how much influence these kind of people have over other people.  What a shame that people think so little of themselves.  Good luck, and don't be afraid to say no!!!!  Stay away from her and others like her.  If you are strong, and willing to stand up for what is right, you will win out.  The outcome may not be what you want, but in the end the TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE!!

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