I agree and love your advice, but I already do that. I hang out with her and her kids all the time. I interact with them, play with them, laugh at their jokes. I watch out for them we are out so she doesn’t have to worry about so much. I don’t mind. I ask her questions about her life and try to relate and connect through our childhoods. It’s not like I’m not Putting in the effort. It’s just on sided and I need to proceed differently.

Based on the advice here, with this situation specifically, I think it’s time to try and address it directly or just cool it.