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