Hi,

I can't stand the way my SILs treat my brothers and their own kids. And in their own right, they are pretty horrible as people. It's true.
I feel partly to blame.

One brother called me drunk tonight after midnight to read a poem he wrote. We talked for an hour about his job and the people in his life.
His wife is out of the country for 6 weeks on a dumb project.

I feel responsible sometimes and wish I had sort of done a better job with them when we were growing up.
I know that is twisted thinking to think that I am responsible for their choices.
And maybe they are happy. Maybe they don't know how awful their own wives are. That is my hope for them.

Mari