She openly boasts that she's hardly ever ill, never goes to the DRs, doesn't take painkillers etc, but this makes her too blasé about other's illnesses.
DH had a cold. DH lacks basic hygiene skills. DS has asthma and CFS. He feels like shit most days, so avoiding colds etc is imperative. DH was a grumpy with being told to wash his hands, use sanitiser etc, but did so. Putting his hand over his mouth is another issue
I was moaning to MiL about this, and she seemed to sympathise. BUT DIDN'T MENTION SHE HAD A COUGH (PiLs live next door so see DS daily). She also didn't tell us DNephew was ill when he was over. I didn't see him so didn't realise, so wasn't worried about MiL asking DS in to see him.
DS has caught the cold. MiL doesn't see this as an issue - it's just a cold right?
Well, DS has a permanent headache at the front of his head due to the CFS, he now has a thumping one at the back too. He feels exhausted all the time - having a cold makes you feel tired too, so he's now feeling really shit. His sleep patterns are chaotic at the best of times - now he can't sleep due to a blocked nose.
The only analogy I can come up with is, she wouldn't deliberately leave a trip hazard near him as he would probably bruise himself. I'm sure that she would actively avoid leaving trip hazards in anyone's way, and I'm sure she would be a bit miffed with me if I suggested she did, and yet she's ok with taking no precuations whatsoever to stop him getting a cold. I would rather have 10 bruises than 1 cold.
And Breathe
So AIBU or are all the sick buggers around DS?
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MrsZoidberg · 10/11/2012 13:02
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