http://www.slate.com/id/2265551/
Q. In-Laws: I have a grudge against my in-laws and can't seem to get over it. They ruined my wedding. I had specifically requested my husband make sure he was on time for the ceremony, since there was another wedding right after ours. Sure enough, my husband's family decided at the last minute they needed to do other things, so we ended up arriving an hour later, only to have a rushed ceremony with my sister-in-law's kids running around and screaming, which I hated. Her 6-year-old even threw a tantrum and urinated right on the train of my dress! I was completely mortified. This went on at the reception, as well, with my SIL doing absolutely nothing to control her children. (No, the kid did not urinate again, but she did throw up twice right on the dance floor.) At first I was concerned, thinking the kid was sick, but my MIL told me this is normal behavior for the kid. This was some months ago, and still I can't stand the thought of ever seeing them again. So far I have managed to not visit them, but they are now asking why I won't go visit. I realize I will eventually have to see them again, but how do I manage to keep my anger from boiling over?
Sounds like a nightmare.