Ask a Manager: Mess At Work

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Dear Carolyn: My wife has always felt like the black sheep of her family. They’re not abusive or neglectful; it’s just that her siblings and parents share similar personalities, political beliefs and interests, and she seems to have been born the opposite. She believes her parents favored her siblings because they saw more of themselves in them.

We are expecting our first child, and my wife feels like she’s once again getting the short end of the stick. For example, my mother-in-law is hosting a shower, but at her house instead of a lavish restaurant like she did for my wife’s older sister.

My wife is now seriously thinking of limiting their interactions with our child because she believes the child will be similarly unfavored and it will be damaging to them. She’s already fantasizing about skipping the next big holiday season — which would be our child’s first Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.

I understand she’s emotional, and I try to be sympathetic and supportive, but I come from a small family. I have always relished the idea of our child being close to extended family.

he way I see it, my wife’s not even willing to give that a chance. When I’ve tried to talk about it, she’s snapped at me and accused me of downplaying her emotional needs. How can I navigate this? Do I get a say in my wife cutting off her family?
— Spouse

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