Dear Queenie,
My father-in-law never wants to do anything with me and my wife and our kids. He is a widower and my wife is his only child. I have tried to be friendly with him but nothing works.
Queenie, what more can I do?—Fed-up son-in-law
Dear Son-in-law,
Has your father-in-law always been this way? Is it possible that he just does not like you or does not like the way you and your wife are raising your children? Or maybe he just is not the fatherly sort and prefers to be independent of further family relationships.
I hope your own family does better for you in that regard.