I avoid my in-laws if at all possible---they're all loons
. My Dad's deceased and was pre-deceased by his only sibling brother who had no kids, his side of the family was never very big anyway. I was never really close to my mom although I did the dutiful daughter thing when she was living in a senior apartment for a couple of years, getting her groceries and such, but I finally refused to take her out anywhere as she would always get in a fight with some clerk for no reason. She's in a nursing home now not far from my brother, but a 2.5 hour drive from me and I haven't seen her since she's been in there (April.) Just not really comfortable with my brother and his wife they're so mainstream
normal. My sister and her hubby on the other hand we are very close to, and see them whenever we can and e-mail and call. Much more "like us"
as it were.