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Message: <blockquote data-quote="reveal" data-source="post: 2464166" data-attributes="member: 1236">Kill them and take their stuff. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Seriously, though, I've never had to deal with a situation like this, although my mother-in-law is a tamed down version. My recommendation to you: Talk to your father and tell him what he does hurts you. If he can't/won't understand, then remove yourself from the situation. Yes, that means no more communication. It's harsh but there's only so much you can do. He can't be "fixed" and you are just going to end up being hurt more and more. In the end, it is his decision to realize that, regardless of his rationalization, your feelings are just as valid as his and deserve to be taken seriously. My grandmother, recently, has said some nasty things to myself and my father. We both, essentially, cut off communication with her because we tried for years to foster a better relationship, to no avail.As for your sister, there's nothing you can do about it, so don't try. If you love your nephew, continue to visit him and talk to him but respect your sister's way of living. Is what your sister does wrong? Yes. No one should be forced to buy anothers affections. But that's not your call; it's hers. You just make sure you help your nephew grow up as well-adjusted as possible, because he's the one who's going to get hurt out of all this.</blockquote>

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