T.P.
I'm with jackie.
you can't control what someone else says or does. all you can do is be an example of how people should treat you. and if they choose not to treat you the way you treat them, then there's not much you can do.and you shouldn't waste your energy on worrying about what they are saying or doing, when it's not true.
don't let what other people say or do elicite a reation out of you that you are not proud of.
at a different angle. are you sure she is actually saying things about you and it's not really someone else stiring the pot?
my sil hasn't really had much of a conversation with me since i got pregnant with my second child. i think because they had been trying for some time and i got pg so quickly after my first child. we used to talk about alot of different stuff. and easily. now it's like pulling teach to get her to have a conversation with me. i just accept it for what it is and where it's at. but leave the opening for when and if things change for the better in the future.
goodluck.. it's not easy sometimes is it..