I am off work today and DS is off nursery. MIL has been rather self centred and of little help emotionally to myself (and my DH) on many occasions. When my auntie comitted suicide and I rang MIL she simply said 'sorry I cant help, ive got to go and look after my parents today' although I never asked her to help, but emotionally and practically useless. Also after DH had surgery for a brain tumour we arranged he would go and stay there after discharge for a week or so due to her having a downstairs toilet and also peace from the kids for a week. Because we argued about something pathetic in the week after his surgery she then rang me and said she didnt want him to stay there (her own son) so he came home and had the kids diving all over him, was a real struggle but oh well.
Now her alcoholic brother is terminally ill (after years of near misses, being in ITU, going to rehab and getting back on the bottle and her saying it would be kinder if he just died) DH rang from work earlier and said 'you might want to phone her- she might need someone to talk to'
As awful as it sounds I really dont want to and feel too much resentment to give her a shoulder to cry on. Plus I want to enjoy my day with DS not get bogged down in doom and gloom.
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To not want to spend my day off counselling my MIL
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BimboNo5 · 13/07/2011 11:13
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