My husband had two transplants as a toddler.
Obviously this was traumatic for his family and both happened around Christmas.
On Christmas Day, my MIL puts a portait of my husband above the fireplace to celebrate the day he lived.
My SIL had the same transplant three years ago and nothing is done for her around her transplant time.
I always say he is the "boy who lived" to them, like Harry Potter.
Last year I convinced them to put a family portrait above the fireplace instead. My FIL totally agreed with me.
On Christmas day we could only stay an hour as I had to fly out for work that afternoon. My MIL told me I ruined Christmas and her son's day. She was crying and not speaking to us for leaving early and having the picture changed out.
They have three other kids who all agree that it is HIS day and it's just lucky to be on a holiday where they all get their presents.
Am I totally out of line for thinking she's a bit nuts for making Christmas all about her son and not her other children?
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MIL Obsessed with the past
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