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AIBU to Invite them here instead?

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WheelchairWoes · 08/11/2018 18:18

So first off I'm prefacing this with I'm in the USA. I only am bringing this up as we have Thanksgiving before Christmas. This is also going to be a bit of a long story sorry for that.

I've been married to my husband for 16 years. I've been paraplegic and unable to walk at all for 5 years. We have two children aged, 14 and 12. My mother in law puts up 0 effort to spend time with us and our children. She's not seen them since January as it is. We live 4 minutes from her house.

However I cannot get into her house easily. She is up on a large hill, has not put up any sort of ramp or even a piece of wood and hoards her house pretty full of items and dogs (she has 4 dogs).

We go to her house on Thanksgiving and Christmas and my husband physically carries me into the house. However last Christmas carrying me down the hill we both fell and he hurt his knee and I broke my shoulder.

I invite her to our home for dinner and to see the kids and she never comes. Saying she's too tired. Well the time of year has come she's demanding we come to her house for Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas. I've refused this year. After the fall last year I'm too scared to get injured if we fall down the hill again. I've told her I'd be happy to host Thanksgiving here and she can come here Christmas evening for presents and stuff.

She's taken to facebook complaining I never let her see her grandchildren and I'm the demon spawn from hell. She complains that my parents see my kids all the time. Well 1 my dad built a ramp to his home so I can get inside and 2 he comes to my house regularly to take the kids with him and go do stuff. He's putting effort into spending time with them. Mother in law just sits in her house and complains and turns down about 6 dinner invites a month.

Am I being unreasonable here? I should also mention....my husband is not close with his mother as his grandparents raised him and he doesn't want to go to her home either really.

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Strawberry2017 · 11/11/2018 16:51

NC sounds like the best plan, she clearly has issues and is completely heartless.
Hope you have a lovely Thanksgiving and Christmas with nice loving people. X

Santaispolishinghissleigh · 11/11/2018 21:03

She has done you a marvelous favour!! Her actions have caused the position of dgm to be withdrawn imo!
Enjoy your lovely Christmas without her!!
And all celebrations from now on!

trojanpony · 11/11/2018 21:24

Her behaviour is not normal. At all.

No really advice but you sound like you are handling it well.

Nanny0gg · 11/11/2018 21:31

If it weren't for our kids I think he'd have cut her out years ago. But he wants the kids to have another Grandma.

He can Want all he likes, but he can't control the outcome.

Block her on FB and refuse to go.

Nanny0gg · 11/11/2018 21:33

Crosspost.

Well done!

Maelstrop · 11/11/2018 21:41

What does your brother in law a book UT why she won't c I me to you but does to his? Very odd. Talking about grandparents rights when she's refused innumerable invitations is ridiculous. Keep the evidence of any texts/messages just in case.

FishesThatFly · 12/11/2018 06:05

Did you correct her rant on FB because I most certainly would have. I won't have anyone spread lies about me so publicly and leave it unchallenged for others to get the wrong impression

MulticolourMophead · 12/11/2018 09:07

I think you're right in blocking her, she really isn't fit to be in your lives.

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