I had always heard of the saying "when you get married, you're marrying your spouse's family."

20 years later I'm still finding out how true that was. My FIL, as it turns out, sexually abused several of my wife's sisters. He beat up my MIL (RIP) numerous times, and basically turned her into a mental basket case whose only escape was cigarettes which ultimately killed her.

He is a control freak and if you don't play his way, you have no relationship with him. Never wants to see my kids, runs around with his new young tart, and besides all that, he smokes like a train and stinks. Drives around in his fancy-chromed bro-mobile. Knows everything about everything. He knows the best of everything, and if it's something that you know or have, then it sucks.

Everytime there's a family illness (grandparents etc) the whole family gets together and holds round the clock vigils. And you'd darn sure better be there or it's hell to pay. Cancelled vacations for death watch (that didn't happen), re-arranged plans, loads of drama.

One sister-in-law has lesbian tendencies and watches porn with her husband and they smoke pot together. Her hubby's been fired from jobs because of his porn addiction. Their kids are pretty much hopeless.

Another SIL is bipolar and a drug addict.

Meanwhile, my kids are quite fine, if I can keep them away from their psycho inlaws.

Am I just completely jaded, or completely put out after 20 years of this s*7t?

If it wasn't for my kids, I would run so fast I'd break the 100 meter sprint record. Gosh I can't believe I'm saying this, I'm just tired of the drama and weirdos.

Anyone else dealing with this crap?

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