My Sister Asked Me For a Massive Favor. My response might ruin our relationship forever.

My sister and her husband have two kids, ages 3 and 5 .

My brother-in-law’s parents are abusive alcoholics from whom he is estranged.

He has one brother who is serving a life sentence in prison for crimes too heinous to mention.

Your sister seems almost to be competing with me when it comes to mothering my son.

Your comfort level is priority number one , and if you don't want to leave your child with someone, you don’t have to.

The time I was away was excruciating for my wife, who had to handle a lot of judgment from her mom.

While her mother's criticisms were hurtful to both of us, her mother-in-law crossed a line.