My husband’s parents are seriously ill. My mother-in-law suffers from Alzheimer’s, and my father-in-law has cancer that is progressing rapidly. Doctors’ forecasts are not very optimistic – a few weeks ago they said to start getting used to the thought of the worst. My parents-in-law live in the same city and are cared for for several hours a day. However, as their condition worsened, my husband began to wonder how else he could help them.
“I would have to sit with them all the time and serve them”
He thought, thought and came up with it. My husband wants his parents to live with us. When I heard this, my heart stopped. He must be joking. Not to mention the fact that these people, especially my mother-in-law, made my life miserable in every possible way throughout our marriage (almost 40 years). But apart from my husband, they have two other children. Why can’t they take care of them? The fact that our children are already raised does not mean that I want to enter into new obligations now. And this towards my in-laws. Especially since I would have to sit with them all the time and serve them, because my husband works and I “stay” at home. I’m not getting older either, I want to enjoy life a little more.
Parents like unwanted dogs
I’m in a bind because I don’t like my in-laws, but it’s not that I don’t have a heart. I’m sorry they’re suffering. But I don’t necessarily want to suffer with them. In my opinion, their children should move on and find a place for them in a nursing home, where they will be under the supervision of people who know how to care. I told my husband about it, but he doesn’t even want to hear about it. He just thunders that he won’t get rid of his own parents like that.
I hope that he will somehow sleep on this idea of mine and come to the conclusion that the constant care of doctors and nurses will really be better for everyone – especially the in-laws themselves. I can’t imagine what it will be like when he actually brings them to us.
How would you act in a similar situation? Would you decide to leave your in-laws in the hands of trained staff? Or maybe your remorse would not allow you to do so and you would agree to the idea of living together? Let me know what you think about it in the comments.
Source: Gazeta
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