need advice with family issue

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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

Family is family, he doesn't show up and the drunk boyfriend wins and further dictates how life rolls.

1 trip there on Thanksgiving isn't going to fix that.

The drunk boyfriend is there 24x7 and has complete control of the situation.

Him showing up on Thanksgiving only means the BF has to wait until he leaves to start being an asshole again.

Not showing up tells his mother loud and clear that he doesn't approve.

This isn't about the BF, this is about his mother.