Oh dear, what a sad thread! I have 2 DILs one is very sweet, I have the 2 GC regularly and we keep in regular touch, through either Ds or Ddil. The other one I finally gave up with. She was rude, controlling and (I suspect) influenced by my awful exH. My DS did nothing to help the situation and there has been no contact for over 3 years. There is a GS involved here too, which upsets me if I let it. I have taken the view that this is their loss and his brother and family's gain! Life, as someone said earlier in this thread, is too short.