First time poster and genuinely interested to hear people’s opinions, in a nutshell DH & I have put our house on the market.
MIL is very unhappy about our decision to move as we shall be moving 3hrs or so away.
MIL is elderly but v.fit and has lots of family around her. We have tried to speak to her & reassure her that we will still visit, she can stay with us etc, but nothing that we can say seems to help. She says she doesn’t want us to move, that she can’t sleep, having migraines etc and generally trying to make us feel guilty.
The reason we want to move is too downsize, property is cheaper where we intend to move too, also there will be more opportunities for our grown up DS’ as we intend to move to the outskirts of a big city.
We don’t want to upset MIL, we all love her dearly, but feel the move will be better for our family, as I have a progressive disability we want to get settled in a bungalow. DH, I & DS’s are keen to move.
But the opposition from MIL is really getting me down. What would you do? Are we being selfish? I don’t think we are but beginning to doubt myself, if that makes any sense.
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Need advice - MIL very unhappy
Roselilly36 · 21/08/2020 07:20
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