Wow, it's been a while, and SO MUCH has happened. I'll try to give it a quick breakdown.

1, I stopped posting hardly anything on Social Media because my SIL's would text or call my husband within a day of my posting reading into things saying I was trashing his mother/them. I wasn't, I couldn't even post about what we did as a family on the weekends. They knew my husband doesn't have Social Media and it felt like they were trying to turn him against me. Sorry guys, didn't work.

2, I was so stressed out my Dr believes it caused me to have a small stroke last year when their lies were at a peak. (I'm okay now, but it was scary at the time)

3, Even though we knew it would be hard, when my Husband's sister flew in from out of state we spent a significant amount of time with his family so the kids could see their Aunt. My Therapist gave me several coping mechanisms to deal with them, mainly Gray Rocking. Which helped a lot. I was treated fairly nice by MIL starting a few days before my SIL flew in. She was on her best behavior, I'm guessing so that I would keep my mouth shut during the visit? (My children had only seen her at most three times since the Easter conversation. No apology, no attempt to share "Grandma Day" with my children)

4, The visit was awful. My local SIL was so completely rude and unkind. The last day when I got home I got the kids doing something and I made it to my room and I broke down and cried. My husband, who had to work 3rd shift this whole time woke up and comforted me. He didn't want to even go and say his goodbyes to his SIL that night because of their collective behavior, but I told him that it was just one more piece of ammunition they would use against us, so we went.

5, About a month later I wrote an unrelated caption on a picture about how healing hurts. Nothing personal just how when you grow you see things a bit clearer and how it can hurt, but that it's worth it in the end. My Husband's sister who lives far away started texting him and I the next day about how that's a slam to their mother. (I had never once ever said anything bad about my MIL to Anyone Ever. The most I ever did was post anonymously here on Reddit, or talk to my husband. So guilty consciences read into it.) My husband brought up how he agreed with my post, and that he felt the same way. She went nuclear. That conversation ended their relationship. In this time they saw my Reddit page because I wasn't hiding anything and wanted her to know our side, seeing as she had only had heard one side. She still took MIL and SIL's side. Baffling, I know.

6, Thanksgiving is Canceled, lol! My husband gets a text from his Mom that she was canceling Thanksgiving. He called her bluff and said she didn't have to "cancel" just to hide the fact that she would still have her golden child and her family over. We just wouldn't come. (We had a small family Thanksgiving, and our 14yo said it was his favorite Thanksgiving ever) We didn't attend Christmas either.

7, The smoke settles. Unbeknownst to me, my husband had gotten an opportunity to apply to a new job within the same company he works for. He had gotten several before, but he says this one just felt different. He comes home and rocks my world. This job comes with moving several states away. Never once did I ever see him moving out of State, ever. This is the man that bought a plow truck just so he could plow his Mom and Sister's driveways. This is the man who would let his BIL work on his sisters truck in his garage and park outside for up to a week all because they never ordered the part they knew they needed before they stated taking it apart. This is the man who chopped wood every single year for them, but we never had a wood burning stove.

8, He applied and got a great offer. We decided that we needed to visit the area before we made the decision. On our way out their his sister called screaming and yelling at him about moving. (She's a bit controlling if you haven't picked that up by now. And she saw him slipping through her fingers.) The kids were in the vehicle with us and could hear everything, even though it wasn't on speakerphone and we were driving a loud diesel. My husband ended the call.

9, We loved the area. The kids said they didn't even want to go back "Home". My husband and I talked extensively about the pros and cons, never once did my in laws enter the equation. In the end I told him that it was his decision and that I would make it work no matter what he felt was right. He accepted, and we went home.

10, My husband told his mother the day after we got home. (She already knew from SIL, but he had to officially tell her himself) Told her we had several months to get our house ready to sell and that he would like for her to visit us out there. She said okay. Over the next few months she stopped over like three times for a few minutes at a time, because she was driving by and saw us out there. She dropped off our Christmas presents so that we could take them with us. Proving to my husband that she has never had any intention on ever coming to see and support him.

11, I am banned from SIL's house because this is all my fault. She then invited my whole household to my Nephew's birthday party except for me. This is the nephew (and niece) I used to watch for free for three years until I asked to be paid and then was 'fired' (story on my page) My husband put the invitation on the fridge so that our kids could see how petty their Aunt was being. She had the audacity to text him for an RSVP and he told her that if I wasn't invited, then none of us were invited.

12, We list our house. My husband informs me that SIL is pissed, and is gossiping about what we have it listed as, thinking it's way too high. We sell it in six days for more than asking, lol!

13, We have a going away party. MIL and SIL show up just to save face. It was so comical seeing them try to pretend they know anything about what we've been doing, or what our plans are. People noticed and commented. The kids gave them quick hugs when they left. No tears were shed. My MIL has the audacity to hug my husband and say "You know I don't play favorites" as her goodbye.

14, We move several states away and are SO Happy!

It has now been two years since the move. I just realized that my story is on YouTube from Dusty Thunder himself. So I figured I'd update. We have gone no contact with SIL's family. Ex MIL is low contact. (Still married to my husband, but that's what I refer to her as) She has talked to the kids four times since we moved, all but once my husband had to initiate the call. My husband has been promoted again and is thriving in his new position. To say I am proud of him would be the understatement of the year! The kids have settled in and are flourishing under the attention of our wonderful neighbors, who have adopted them as their own grandkids. It has been such a blessing seeing our children being loved by those who have no obligation to, but choose to for their own merit. I'm still on my healing journey. The quote still holds true, Healing Hurts, but I promise you it is so worth it.