Quote Originally Posted by Melalvai View Post
She wrote out a very sincere apology last night & sent it to her boyfriend to deliver to his parents this morning. Mom rejected it and said "she can apologize to me in person". So she was going to call-- but I said carefully "I'm worried it might escalate. It might be better to wait a few days until you've both calmed down." To my astonishment, she listened to me, and decided to wait.
I think this says it all. Who rejects a thank you note out of hand? Good luck dealing with this. I agree that their approach seems over-bearing - but this is just too much!