Are your In-laws welcome to live with you in an emergency?

[Elidor]

I've told my SO that her parents are more than welcome to depend on us for anything. She knows someone who is resisting aiding an ill relative, causing strains in the marriage.

I don't make much money, but her folks are good people. Even if they were republicans, I'd offer them some help, and since they're good democrats and liberals (both teachers), I'd welcome them like siblings. The pleasure of their company is worth a bit of hardship. How 'bout you and yours?

[DODI]

1. I actually live with my in-law.

We have a two family. It works well for us -- instead of three houses to care for we only have two -- this one and my Mom's.

[Xithras]

2. Been there, done that, never again.

My mother in law lived with me for two years before I finally found her an apartment and "helped" her move out. Luckily for me the ONLY person more adamant about her not moving back in than me, is my WIFE!

I love my mother in law to death, but I cannot live with the woman. My father in law said as much when he divorced her (which is why she moved in with us), and my wife and I realized that fact within a week of her moving in (by the end WE would have divorced her if we could have).

[lyrical di]

3. chose your friends and your livein family

Now that I have some choices in life. No way! Still, if all else is exhausted yes, but I expect martyr stripes in heaven.
My mother-in-law was out of the picture before I met my husband. She was psycho & none of her children deal with her.
My father-in-law is bipolar and calls us only during "in between swings" moments.
My own mother just treated my husband like dirt on the phone and told him he wasn't welcome in her house so don't look to see her moving in ours.
My father is a Republican with an income of $7500 a year. How can someone be a brilliant mechanic and build race cars and not see the incongruity of his income and republicanism? No way could I stand the arguing.
Sorry for the length of this rant, but these are recent wounds.

[Elidor]

5. Don't apologize

It sounds pretty unpleasant. Venting is allowed.

[koopie57]

4. yesterday I called my

monster-in-law who immediately started to bitch at me about not inviting them to my daughter's graduation party that we have not had yet. I was calling her to check out their schedule, but even though we are having the party the end of August, she is once again, *deep sigh* DISAPPOINTED in us. The she complained because my daughter didn't call her and thank her for the graduation gift and then was upset because neither of the kids have thanked them for anything the past two years. (the story behind this is the kids have written cards since they were little and we only could send a handprint, and now the kids will say thank you when they receive the gift, but I guess that doesn't count). And then I said we would be sending the party announcements in the mail and she said "we won't plan on it until we see the invitiation" and she repeated it a couple more times for emphasis cuz I was not biting or begging "we won't plan on it ... we won't plan on it". Oh by the way, they are one of the obnoxious republicans. So, there is no way in hell they would come live with us. My husband won't have anything to do with them, so I keep trying to mend the fences, but it is sort of hard cuz they blame me for the split in their relationship. Thanks for listening folks.

[Bronco69]

6. Not just no, but HELL NO!!

My partner's parents came to visit us about a year ago. They have never liked the fact that their son is gay, but hey, I didn't make him that way. When they came in I was as nice as I could be. I offered them coffee or tea and instead of "no thank you" they just said "no." After about an hour they asked where would be a good place for dinner, and since they had come to see their son, I politely declined but told them of a rather nice restaurant they may want to go to. His mother looks at me with a disgusted look and says, "that's ok, we were just going to take him anyway." I don't think anyone has ever been that rude to me, especially in my own home. I told my partner that they are not welcome to come back, and if they did we would have to seriously re-evaluate our relationship. Sorry about the rant but, DAMN! They piss me off!

[readmylips]

7. I Loved my First In-Laws....

it's their son bush-like, I did not like. My x-in-laws were like parents to me, they never abandoned me. They themselves could not stand their son. They're in heaven now.

My second marriage, they were both dead when I married my husband.

Now daughters-in-laws. No I cannot and will not tolerate my step-daughter-in-law to live with us. 1) she's a kkkristian bush loving nut, 2), she's dirty, filthy, 3), she's stupid, uneducated, ignorant with no common sense.