First time I feel my MIL is out of line

I've always had a great relationship with my MIL but I think she's being unreasonable this time around. I live with my husband, my parents, and our babies. We live about an hour away but when traffic builds it can turn into about a 4 hour drive. Our car thar has the car seat is the cooling unit is off and the car overheats fast we have to take it in and wait to hear back, the 2nd car we have the fuel sensor is off so even if it says I have gas I actually may or may not have it really 2nd car that's decided to basically wrap on us, the 3rd car suffered an accident with my parents it has since been repaired but it is a small electric vehicle and it's not the best, 4th is a lemon jeep. My husband's brother is graduating this is the baby of the family. My MIL wants us to be there but with all of our working cars just suddenly on the fritz we can't make it yet she's very upset that we're not making the effort. In the past she did not show up to our wedding even though when our cars were working her car went on the fritz and she told us she couldn't make it despite us all trying to work at it to help her out so his sister, brother and mom could make it, later she said she wouldn't because my husband's father is attending the wedding (they have been divorced since my husband was 3 he is 27 now) the second time was my gender reveal for my first, our baby shower, she showed up to our sons first birthday with my husband's father present the other events. She couldn't come to the rest because she was working, his brother was in trouble, and her car wasn't working again. She missed the baby shower to our second because she had an event for church. We've always understood but my husband hurts the most from this. His family is very absent on both sides but now she's being very rude and passive aggressive to my husband. "How come you can't take the train?" "Why aren't you taking work off?" "Your brother only graduates once in his life" (she didn't show up for my husband's actual granduation) Are we out of line??

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For additional information, this is also now financially straining us because of the cars, my husband now can't take time off work because we won't have enough money to cover the car if it's parts that aren't covered by insurance, we have alot of bills to pay. It's mainly us going down to come see them never the other way around and when she does come she's literally only stayed for 3 hours cause church seminars calling, she doesn't want traffic to build up or his brother has homework to catch up on. This is his brother's highschool graduation and yes he's been the only father figure in his life. My husband can't drive it's me as the driver and I'm 8 months high risk these drives are starting to literally take the life out of me now but this is my husband's family and I love him and them enough to push through it, but right now not enough to risk an accident, or financial strain

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Of course she is being unreasonable. That's glaringly obvious. You just can't make it, and you're close to giving birth. The drive isn't feasible. I had to tell my grandmother that I won't be able to come 500 miles south for thanksgiving because I'm due in early December and last pregnancy I gave birth a month early and I'm not coming with a newborn and toddler. They never come up here either and we don't have the money to do it and are moving in with my MIL in a couple weeks. So no, your MIL can honestly shut up and understand the world doesn't revolve around her and your BIL. Yeah it'll suck to miss it but it's not worth the risks involved in going! Tell her you can't come and there's no more discussing it.

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@Clarissa Okay cause my husband has been feeling alot of guilt but I on the other hand am annoyed about it 1 because this hurts my husband it seems like he's trying to bend over backwards. 2 He did look the train schedules and I was like 100% no someone literally got shot last week at the train stop we have and it's like at 4:30am and she can't even drive him back up here and by 8pm driving 2 days ago a bear got hit and led to a total closure of the hwy. He needs to be at work at 12pm tomorrow like even time wise he wouldn't make it to work and if he misses 2 days he'll be demoted to part time work and we cannot take that hit

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3 She missed our wedding I didn't bat an eye, she missed both baby showers I was bummed for my husband but I understood and for her not to extend the same courtesy and to be angry about it I love my BIL but I do agree the OUR family me+husband and kids our world does not revolve around them I know he's the favorite but considering the past and her faith ( we don't share it but we do participate in events in the past) it's just like come on seriously YOUR getting upset f**k out of here with that.

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If this continues to drag on to my husband visiting his father on father's day I'm having trouble staying silent and also supporting my husband without letting my own bias' show

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A friend posted this and it really bothers me because that is exactly how she parents her kid, and it's rather unfortunate because when our kids hang out together, her kid has a meltdown at least 5x within an hour. We have know them for years and it's only gotten worse. My kids will concede to hers, because they don't want to see their friend crying, but it sucks because they give up so much of their toys and enjoyment to keep the peace. We aren't hanging out as much anymore but it's rather sad to think she doesn't intervene more in her child tantrums and just let's it slide

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Is this normal

Let’s say you’re at a softplay with your 2 year old, and some friends & their toddlers.
You buy your 2 year old a kids meal - chicken nuggets, beans, and chips. They’re very happy with it and have almost eaten it all.
They’re sat at the table, fork in hand, consistently eating, and have one chicken nugget left.
Your adult friend comes over from behind you, picks up the last chicken nugget, and eats it.
There was no indication that your child wasn’t going to eat it, and they didn’t ask. They just took it with no warning and ate it right in front of you and your toddler.
How you reacting?

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Are these men ok?

I get so sad seeing all the posts on here daily about women dealing with partners who are treating them horribly. I know it seems over represented because those of us with great partners don’t need to write posts asking for help, but I really hope most of us don’t have these kinds of men in our lives!

I tell my husband about these posts I see sometimes and he’s even shocked by some of the things these guys say/do.

Nobody’s perfect, and every relationship takes work. And becoming parents is a stress test unlike any other for sure, but seeing how many women get stuck in these relationships with men who aren’t interested in being better is so so sad😞

But is/was your partner helpful, loving, and supportive during your pregnancy/PP/etc? Was he a wonderful person but changed for the worst after becoming a parent? Has he put effort into becoming the partner you need him to be, even if he struggles?

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Car issues

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Lucky I’m even thinking about him about the car situation if not I would’ve been buying me and the kids a car small enough for us!

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Activities with baby

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THIS DUMB 🍑 MF

LET ME BREAK IT DOWN 🤣🤣

THIS MAN DRIVES AN ELECTRIC CAR WHERE HE CAN PLUG HIMSELF IN (NORMALLY DOES TO DO DOORDASH ETC)
AND IT HAD A SPOT TO WIRELESSLY CHARGE
SOME HOW WITH 4 HOURS OF WORKING HE DIDN'T EVEN MAKE 20 BUCKS TO WASH CLOTHS ANOTHER RED FLAG

TWO NIGHTS AGO
HE CLAIMS TO GO OUT TO WORK. HANGS UP ON ME MID CONVERSATION 👀👀

4 HOURS PAST I'M GETTING SLEEPY STILL HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM
IT'S LIKE 1:30AM I TEXT HIM NIGHT I'M MAD CONFUSED ALMOST AN HOUR LATER I ANT HEARD FROM HIM SO I CHECK MY TEXT.
THE SHIT SAYS "PHONE OFFLINE" AND SHOWS THE TIME FRAME MY TEXT DIDN'T SEND
SO I START CALLING TO CONFIRM CAUSE I THOUGHT SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HIM. HE'S BEEN IN 2 CAR ACCIDENTS 👀 NEITHER HIS FAULT

SO I GET FRANTIC MY GUY

3:14 ROLLS AROUND I CALL AGAIN SURPRISE HE PICKS UP.
CLAIMS HIS PHONE DIED WHILE HE'S HANGING OUT AND HAVING A VERY "GOOD" CONVERSATION. HE WON'T TELL ME WHERE HE'S AT OR WHO WITH. MIND YOU THIS MAN CHEATED ON ME WHILE I WAS 33 WEEKS PREGNANT.

SO AT THIS POINT I'M PISSED OFF AND I TELL HIM I'M HANGING UP CAUSE I LOOK STUPID BEING WORRIED.

HE TURNS AROUND WHILE NOT BEING AROUND THIS CHICK AND FINALLY TELLS ME ALL THE DETAILS.

BTW YES WE MIGHT BE POLY BUT HE'S POSTED HIMSELF AS SOLO POLY WHILE LIVING WITH ME!! HE THINKS I'M. STUPID WITH ALSO THIS SNEAKY SHIT.

IF I WAS TO DO WHAT HE'S DOING HE'D LOOSE IT.
BUT I'M ABOUT TO GO OUTSIDE!! CAUSE YOU PLAYING IN MY FACE

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