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Am I being to sensitive? In law advice

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Shannon9955 · 10/10/2023 11:01

So, we have moved in with my partners mum and stepdad. Our house was meant to be done nearly 3 months ago, but it's now pushed to January. So my partners parents kindly offered to us to move in with them as we have an 18 month old with essentially no where to live till January.

The step dad is the tightest person I know. He's also slightly a control freak. And when people say they love their in laws but will never live with them, I now understand that. Because I no longer love them nor want to live with them ever again.

We pay half the bills, half the shopping. Buy our own personal things. We aren't living here bill free. Which is fine and reasonable. Nothing is a free ride nor would I want that. As well as paying out solicitor fees, day to day life and saving to partly furnish our new house/floor the whole house.

The step dad however is constantly complaining about the bills being higher, water bill being higher. But we pay half, so I'm not sure of his issue since they now have 3 extra people here, more washes being done, showering ect. I could easily do a wash every other day. Which he always comments on "doing another wash, changing your bed again" I change the beds every Tuesday. Meaning mine and my child's. He is just so rude regarding my parenting, saying why do I do this. Comments on what she eats and when she eats it. I've kept my mouth shut because I like my partners mum and I feel sorry for her with him. But I can't hold my tongue any longer. He's just awful. He's called me a "c**t" after I told a joke. which I pulled up and said don't ever say that word in front of my child. He makes the atmosphere in the house just awful. I just want to go and live in my house that's basically brick currently just to escape it all.

My friend popped round yesterday and they made her feel so uncomfortable, didn't say hi to her. I made a cup of tea for us both, and there was the tiniest bit of water in the kettle and I tossed it out and all hell broke loose. He said what the hell are you doing washing water. Shouted the mum and said look at what they are f**king doing. No wonder the water bill is sky high. Never chuck water ever again. With my friend there I almost just stood in embarrassment and didn't know what to say over this splash of water. I work weekends and he's retired so he's home when I'm home, so I go out as much as I can to kill time before my partner is home from work. Honestly at my breaking point now.

I'm at a loss what to do with the whole situation to the point I'm questioning if I'm being sensitive to it all

OP posts:
caerdydd12 · 10/10/2023 18:22

AndIKnewYouMeantIt · 10/10/2023 16:45

Why should they pay the full bills? Power, water, council tax, and insurance for a house big enough for 5 people adds up and means they may as well have rented a 1 bed and paid extra for their own space. If his mum knew the stepdad didn't want the family there to help save renovation money she shouldn't have offered.

But at the minute the OP and her partner are covering solely their costs and nothing to "compensate" the MIL/FIL for rent or staying there so long. They're gaining nothing and losing peace, quiet and space. He's probably at the end of his tether. Especially as the house sale they were sorting when they moved in has fallen through since.

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