When my wife and were living together my MIL wanted a huge (500 people) wedding. My wife stepped up and told her no, my MIL then proceded to drive over to the house and tried to physically abuse my wife. I just called the cops, and that did it. We didn't speak to her for 4 years and when my daughter was born, i thought it would be right for her to know her grandmother(she seemed rehabilitated). The MIL went to counseling and therapy. While there has been no reoccurance of the physical abuse, she is an Italian Mother who can let go of the past. I have never took her ****, and she could never come to terms with that. She has tried to buy, bribe, and guilt me into things...but in the end my wife had to take the step by herself...and she did. So I am now onto happily planning our summer vacation to Bills training camp with an easy mind. And thanks again to my TBD bretheren.
james