Re: I’ve had it!! Enough is enough
I don’t know if I’m right or even what the best solution would be. In my last post, I wasn’t trying to get into the FIL’s head or analyze him. If Rose thinks that she’s the only one who’s suffering, I was trying to point out that maybe her husband is not having fun either. They say it takes emotional energy even to give someone the cold shoulder, to ignore them and not say a word. FIL is exerting a lot of energy on a daily basis to bring OP down; that negativity is not healthy. I have seen my dad get upset when he has made the effort for something like a family vacation and arguments put a damper on things. He wouldn’t express the disappointment, but it could be seen. So, I can’t imagine that OP’s husband is happy if his dad is criticizing food every single day amongst other things. I don’t think OP is alone in her distress.