Oh for heaven's sake - can't you recognize a little tongue in cheek when you
hear it? - Please lay off the Dr. Phil mantra? Take it to
Alt.amateur.shrink. My in-laws and I get along just fine. I just asked for
a freakin cake recipe. I was hoping someone had a family favourite they
were willing to share and I included the little prelude as a way to bring a
little chatty conversation to this newsgroup. If I had titled it "Fruit
cake recipe wanted" and had written "I need a white fruit cake recipe" in
the post would you have replied. I think not.


Of course, my wife-to-be is sisterless.

Maybe I should be talking to her - does she know what she's in for?



"Chris" wrote in message
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"The Goods" wrote in message
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A little background he

It might be that MIL is the "traditional" sort, thinking she'll only pass
on
that valued recipe to one girl-child, having already passed it on to the
SIL. Perhaps it's her little challenge for you to get better relations
between you and SIL. Who knows?

Bottom line, I'd rather not be the one having to someday explain to my
child
that they can't have their favorite fruit cake because I can't "bury the
hatchet" with SIL.

Of course, my wife-to-be is sisterless.

I just feel that in this time of "giving", it might be best to work
towards
rebuilding bridges, not giving up on a kind act merely because of personal
issues. Talk to SIL, get to know her again, be nice, you'd be acting with
purpose.