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ILs - is it me?

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ohfourfoxache · 29/11/2025 22:37

Background - not the best relationship with MIL and FIL, DH calls them weekly but very LC for 10 years (FIL has met DS8 once, just very, very little interest - if we had had girls it would have been VERY different, but we have 2DSs)

FIL has been admitted to hospital, really not very well

MIL and BIL tried DH’s mobile but he didn’t hear it (repeated attempts over a few hours). Instead of calling me (who, you know, lives with him) BIL called my dad and my sister to try to get hold of DH (dad then called me - told DH and I on speaker phone that FIL wasn’t well and for DH to contact MIL/BIL)

MIL was apparently getting more and more wound up and worried that she couldn’t contact anyone

I mean, WTAF?

Is it just me or is just utterly fucking crazy?

OP posts:
wolflass · 29/11/2025 22:50

I mean, it’s batshit behaviour but I guess situations like serious ill health also don’t make people act rationally.

HardworkSendHelp · 29/11/2025 22:48

That is soooo weird. Anybody who votes the other way must have made a mistake. Even if they hate you and even if you are absolutely awful (I am sure you are not) they could have rang and said FIL is ill get DH to call. Why would they call your Dad and sister. Just weird.