"Number one, I'm not his kin keeper," Stricknell pointed out. "If he wants to maintain a relationship with the people in his life and have them know information about our lives, that is 100% on him."
"Not a single person would look to my husband as it was his responsibility if my mom was left out of the loop. If my mom doesn't know what's going on, I'm a 'bad' daughter. If his mom doesn't know what's going on, I'm a 'bad' daughter-in-law."
"I married a grown adult who had good communication with his mom before I met him," she said. "There's no reason that should be shifted onto my responsibility plate now that we're together."
"My mom is my dad's kin keeper of 30 years. This resulted in my mom having to split her time between taking care of his parents (who were having issues but overall well) versus taking care of her dying mom."
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