“AITAH For Being Hurt That MIL Wanted To Exclude My Daughter From [Holidays] To Protect My SIL?”

Hurting, she turned to Reddit for advice.

Her husband, meanwhile, doesnt want to be part of the familys holiday celebrations at all.

OP concludes her post by asking her readers if shes being a jerk for feeling so hurt.

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Bored Pandareached out to psychologistDr.

Deborah Heckerto get her expert take on the matter.

Hecker went on, I sympathize with the mother-in-law feeling caught between herinfertiledaughter and herfertiledaughter-in-law.

However, I urge her to reconsider the request, as the consequences will be to burn family bridges.

Hecker says that the mother-in-law disinviting her daughter-in-law to holiday gatherings is an inadequate resolution for what is clearlyherdilemma.

There are other ways that Mom can be supportive of her daughters pain.

That will allow her to convey care and compassion while listening closely to Ashleys unique pain.

Ashley knows best how to preserve her well-being.

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