Hmmmm....that's kinda profound.
Well of course that's what she should have done. But....if Lee really is a manipulator, then he might have been subtly prepping Jacque for awhile now ("Aw, don't bother her, call me instead. I live closer, I can handle trouble better, I can be there way before the police respond", etc). Of course, this is all speculation, but, you know....manipulative people can be persuasive.
Probably Lee has the best of intentions in all of this, BUT ....bottom line is, it's not his business and he should butt out.
I know I have a lot of emotional baggage concerning marriage, but (just my own shaded opinion here) I think that if you're fighting for your marriage, then fight. Sometimes there is no room for "family friends".......sometimes there isn't room for family. Personally, I would suck it up and tell Lee that you're working on your marriage and to give y'all some room. Then I'd tell my mom that you're working on your marriage and right now it's too fragile to have Lee or his family anywhere near it. If she insists on having Lee over for Thanksgiving, maybe you and Jason could come over a day later and share leftovers or something? But my gut says at some point, you can't make everybody in this conflict happy, and at some point you're going to have to have priorities.
!! You have my attention now !!
I agree. Way to metaphorically kick his ass, Deb!
What? That's the first time a lady has told me that since December '09 :thumbup::biggrin: