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Well, one good thing. You now know his personality and ability to live with others. If he has a crisis, other living situations will have to be found. Sometimes what we would love to happen, just is not possible.
Well, one good thing. You now know his personality and ability to live with others. If he has a crisis, other living situations will have to be found. Sometimes what we would love to happen, just is not possible.
I agree with this. You have learned that his behavior has been erratic (and upsetting to your children) which can prepare you for the future. I am really hoping that he settles back in with his girlfriend and things calm down.
Now you know having him live with you made everyone miserable, including him. If he needs alternate living arrangements in the future, he might find a variety of activities and "listeners" in a senior living setting. Maybe it was good to have had this experience as a warning for the future.
Yeah, lesson learned, don't forget it with the passing of time. Me, I already know for certain that my MIL living with us would not end well, so it will not even be considered as a possibility. Hubby agrees, btw.
He didn't say more than three words this morning to his grandchildren and is now on a flight back home. The end, I guess.
Yeah, that is bizarre! This is going to sound cold hearted, but goodbye and good riddance. When you live with people, life is all about compromise. You don't get to do whatever you want whenever you want.
He didn't say more than three words this morning to his grandchildren and is now on a flight back home. The end, I guess.
Has he always been such an incredibly self-centered jerk? I think you said something about him being used to expecting other people to accommodate him. What were you supposed to do, adopt out your children?
Has he always been such an incredibly self-centered jerk? I think you said something about him being used to expecting other people to accommodate him. What were you supposed to do, adopt out your children?
Sort of. FIL was a big business exec and lived his life on private planes and being served. He's certainly self-centered but not in an intentional bad way. I think he truly has never been in a situation where he wasn't the "boss" (he's condescending to his girlfriend on the phone). Young beautiful women were always interested in the wallet, fawning over him. I imagine this is why he felt he could disturb me all day while I worked, after all, he spent 50 years with women putting up with it.
My husband, bless him, is a man who will not allow anyone to treat me or our children as low pegs on the status pole. FIL seemed to revolts this idea and the craziness began.
Sort of. FIL was a big business exec and lived his life on private planes and being served. He's certainly self-centered but not in an intentional bad way. I think he truly has never been in a situation where he wasn't the "boss" (he's condescending to his girlfriend on the phone). Young beautiful women were always interested in the wallet, fawning over him. I imagine this is why he felt he could disturb me all day while I worked, after all, he spent 50 years with women putting up with it.
My husband, bless him, is a man who will not allow anyone to treat me or our children as low pegs on the status pole. FIL seemed to revolts this idea and the craziness began.
Whoa - I can't imagine that she will put up with this long, unless she has low self-esteem.
Good for your husband, in not allowing his father to treat your family like garbage. It's a shame that your FIL does not appreciate his grandchildren - but that's on him. I hop they have a good grandfather on your side - or a good substitute.
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