Greek Family
WOMAN WILL NEVER BE GREEK ENOUGH HUSBAND’S FAMILY, DEAR ABBY:
I married a Greek man whose never accepted me. Being young and naive, I tried everything fit in, converting from Catholicism to the Greek Orthodox faith, attending all functions, including them in our lives. It was never enough.
My husband and I traveled to with his family to visit his relatives there, and some extended members refused to share the dinner table with me because was not Greek. One of those family members was a priest!
Our daughter, “Athena,” was four years later. What broke the camel’s back for was a Christmas dinner when she was 6. My father-in-law gave cards with $100 to all the grandchildren Greek heritage. Athena received nothing and cried for hours to know why her grandfather didn’t love her. My husband tried to stay neutral.
Abby, how far should someone have to go fit in with their husband’s family?
— IRISH AGAIN IN HAMPSHIRE