In Laws

Ok. The back story is that my wife and her mother don't really get along. So when we got married in 2000, the contact between them fell off. We didnt call back and didnt attend family functions. Like that. We just werent interested in have a relationship with them. And we'd thought we made that clear.

So last week a relative passed away. He was well liked by everyone. Just a great guy. So my wifes mother took that time to send an email trying to get her to call her father to get them talking again. Never mind that we've made it clear that we dont want to and that at the time we were mourning the death of this guy we both really liked.

Ok so I wrote the letter to them from my wife's perspective. I describe it as stern but not defaming. I didnt name call or anything like that. I just said that we dont hate them but it would be better if they didnt contact us any more. We are very happy with her life the way it is right now.

If her dad wanted to contact her that would be ok but please dont think the meeting will be a step toward "getting the family back together" That ship has sailed.

Oh I also put in there how she didnt think this was the proper time to bring this all up just when a family member had just passed away.

In the letter I didn't name call or engage in personal attacks.

Allow myself to quote myself:"Please know that I don't hate you and only hope the best for you."

And again:"I hope everything is going well in Florida and you are having a happy and healthy retirement."

I actually thought it was a pretty good letter. It let them know where we stand without resorting to name calling and stuff like that.

So her dad wrote an email back.

Now I will quote him:"Hate was oozing out of that E mail."

And again:"I always knew what you were about and it showed" (I still dont understand what this means)

Once more:SCREW YOU AND THE HORSE YOU RODE IN ON (caps NOT added by me. They were in the original)

And to top it all off, "Since your marriage you have not said two words to me. Remember thats the one I gave you $5.000. How about sending it back 2316 Lockwood loop Villages Fl.32162"

He closed with:"You are a hateful person"

Ladies and Gentlemen, My In-Laws!

I wrote out the check and sent it certified mail to him with a note that said"I trust that this will be the end of communications between us."

So thats the latest on the In-Law saga. Im thinking of scripting it up as Lifetime movie