[greyfoxx39]

They have a distant family connection to me and believe that their sense of humor is appropriate. They don’t understand subtlety. And even if they do catch the hint that I am disgusted by the contents of the emails, it would only hurt their feelings and cause a rift

I guess then, you wouldn't consider using the "block" feature of your email? This does appear to be stalking to me.

One thing I had to learn is that some people ONLY have the power over me that I allow them. That's sometimes difficult for women to realize.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

I can’t call it stalking, because I haven’t broached the suject with her.

I just don’t like off-color jokes in email.

Ahem... she’s my brother’s wife. And I never see the woman, she lives very far away. We never speak on the phone, because we really aren’t friends. My brother loves this woman and I don’t want to hurt her feelings. Sigh.

On the other hand, I would become angry when I learned of the things she shared with my mother, and now my aged uncle is receiving the same garbage. I’m embarassed for my sister-in-law. She should KNOW better.

I’m not an innocent in this world, by any stretch of the imagination. However, I try to stay away from this type of humor.

I may use the blocking feature, as you suggest. It dampens my spirits when I read her emails.