She is still so hurt and upset that her boyfriend slept with this woman, and this all happened before they went on to have their kids and before her boyfriend’s brother chose to have kids with this other woman.
Now, she has to spend Christmas with this woman her boyfriend cheated on her with since they both will be at her boyfriend’s family’s house for the holidays.
She knows this other woman is “smug” for having slept with her boyfriend, and she has never been remorseful for the part she played in everything.
Her boyfriend’s brother is no longer in a relationship with this other woman, but she is going to be there for Christmas because they do have children together and she does happen to get along well with the family.
“This whole situation sucks and I can’t even bring myself to want to go to my mother-in-law’s house because I can’t stand seeing how much better she treats her over me and she’s there all the time,” she said.
“It’s a constant reminder of my partner’s betrayal and his family treats me like an alien because of how terrible I reacted.”
She’s not sure how she’s going to survive Christmas being in the same room as this other woman, but she is still staying in a relationship with her boyfriend so their children don’t suffer.
She also absolutely never wants to see her boyfriend’s family ever again, but she obviously has to in order to spend Christmas with them.
“I find myself going down the petty bad energy route in response to her smugness,” she concluded. “I feel very defeated.”
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