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Shouldn’t this be down to him Not Me

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purplepentagram · 23/12/2024 18:29

Been with the hubby good 20yr plus now. 4 kids all now over 18.
over the years I’d built up a decent relationship with the MIL.
then this time last year it all went to shit.
my eldest daughter called round to see her, MIL was rather poorly so I phoned an ambulance and off she went to the hospital.
we get a call the following morning saying to get there quick for she was on her last stages, palliative care involved and wasn’t looking good. Was informed she had heart, kidney failure and part of her intestines has died off. Anyway somehow over the next few days she pulls off a miraculous recovery and cons her way out and to go home. So because of this I spent hours on the phone sorting out daily carers, home visits and everything she needed. All to have it thrown in my face. When people turned up … she locked the door and told everyone to F off, then I got accused of trying to kill her off and all other matter of things. In the mean time my husband just ignores it all - for years Iv been the one left to deal with anything to do with MIL. Over the years she has canceled that many appointments and ignored multiple health concerns- now this last year took its toll on me due to numerous things.
1 I’d literally just lost my own mother the previous oct. 2 due to my age and other factors it has sent my autism / adhd into over drive. So I’d not been coping at all. Now 2 week ago the mil yet again canceled another docs appointment, to where I’d told her she needed to go. But no!. then yesterday my son went round to check on her and we have a serious case of de ja vu going on. I go round and she clearly needs an ambulance but we get told where to go.
iv managed to get the docs to do a home visit tomorrow but I know she needs it now. Yet if I do she will never speak to me again. My hubby is coming across as he don’t care, not interested cause I need to sort it. Why should it be down to me.

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NiftyPeachDreamer · 23/12/2024 20:56

RawBloomers · 23/12/2024 19:32

Woah! Your MiL was abusive to your DH and you have basically forced him into a relationship with her (presumably “for the sake of the kids”) and you’re asking if it’s his responsibility to let be abusive again so you don’t have to put up with it?

Why did you develop a relationship with your DH’s abusive parent?

Not as simple as that.

OP has said that her husband expects her to care for MIL.

It’s quite convenient for him. He gets to palm off his mum on to OP. He should just have gone NC with his mum years ago but didn’t.

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RawBloomers · 23/12/2024 21:07

NiftyPeachDreamer · 23/12/2024 20:56

Not as simple as that.

OP has said that her husband expects her to care for MIL.

It’s quite convenient for him. He gets to palm off his mum on to OP. He should just have gone NC with his mum years ago but didn’t.

Sorry, That changes things completely

I thought I’d read all OP’s posts. Must have missed that.

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OP said her DH is ‘not interested cause I need to sort it.’

He expects her to sort it.

NiftyPeachDreamer · 23/12/2024 21:11

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Telling OP she ‘needs to sort it’ is expecting her to do it.

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NiftyPeachDreamer · 23/12/2024 21:12

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No but telling her she needs to sort it is expecting her to sort it.

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Guest100 · 23/12/2024 21:13

If he expects the op to do everything, call the ambulance and leave his phone number as the contact.

NiftyPeachDreamer · 23/12/2024 21:13

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OP said her DH is ‘not interested cause I need to sort it.’

He expects her to sort it.

ChristmasinBrighton · 23/12/2024 21:14

I would take a massive step back. But I doubt you will. It’s difficult to see why you posted tbh.

This is a situation of MILs making but you either leave her to it or carry on as you are.

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BeingMeFinallySlowly · 23/12/2024 21:15

purplepentagram · 23/12/2024 18:29

Been with the hubby good 20yr plus now. 4 kids all now over 18.
over the years I’d built up a decent relationship with the MIL.
then this time last year it all went to shit.
my eldest daughter called round to see her, MIL was rather poorly so I phoned an ambulance and off she went to the hospital.
we get a call the following morning saying to get there quick for she was on her last stages, palliative care involved and wasn’t looking good. Was informed she had heart, kidney failure and part of her intestines has died off. Anyway somehow over the next few days she pulls off a miraculous recovery and cons her way out and to go home. So because of this I spent hours on the phone sorting out daily carers, home visits and everything she needed. All to have it thrown in my face. When people turned up … she locked the door and told everyone to F off, then I got accused of trying to kill her off and all other matter of things. In the mean time my husband just ignores it all - for years Iv been the one left to deal with anything to do with MIL. Over the years she has canceled that many appointments and ignored multiple health concerns- now this last year took its toll on me due to numerous things.
1 I’d literally just lost my own mother the previous oct. 2 due to my age and other factors it has sent my autism / adhd into over drive. So I’d not been coping at all. Now 2 week ago the mil yet again canceled another docs appointment, to where I’d told her she needed to go. But no!. then yesterday my son went round to check on her and we have a serious case of de ja vu going on. I go round and she clearly needs an ambulance but we get told where to go.
iv managed to get the docs to do a home visit tomorrow but I know she needs it now. Yet if I do she will never speak to me again. My hubby is coming across as he don’t care, not interested cause I need to sort it. Why should it be down to me.

Not your place. Simply phone adult social services. You've done your duty of care and enjoy your life.

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Dillydollydingdong · 23/12/2024 21:17

She's not your responsibility. If she wants lifts, she can get taxis. It's been made clear that your help is not wanted so stay away.

NiftyPeachDreamer · 23/12/2024 21:18

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I don’t think it’s fair to say OP ‘relentlessly pursued’ it’.

Babies / kids have a way of reuniting people. OP says:

‘They never had much of a relationship untill I came along and had the kids. Then things were good right up till her husband died and since she’s got worse as the years have gone on.’

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Rainbowqueeen · 23/12/2024 21:29

Op the reason you find this so hard is because you are a nice person. But now its time to be nice to yourself. You are important too.

Any time she calls asking for a ride, tell her you are not able to do so and she needs to book a taxi. This may actually be what she needs to motivate herself to change. Carrying on as you are is not working.

Work out what you feel able to do. I suggest it is that you text or have a chat to her every couple of days. No more.

Tell your DH that this is what you are able to do going forward so that he cant say he didn't know.

Please look after yourself. I hope you do something nice to remember your loved ones who have passed.

purplepentagram · 23/12/2024 21:35

I have not perused this.
My husband did have a sort of relationship with his parents before I came into the pic. When we got together all his mother went on about was when would they get some grandkids. When the grandkids came along they were very hands on fantastic grandparents, made me feel very welcome and treated me better than my own family. Then her husband died after that she changed.
this woman had been way more of a mother to me than my own - my own mother refused to even acknowledge me or my kids. ( that is a total different story on its own) So my husbands parents are the only grandparents my kids have ever known. Most of my involvement was after her husband died.
my husband was a different man untill 2018 he is now not the man I married. We did have a very happy household untill these last few years.
i could say no, leave it and completely ignore her. But isn’t that being cruel ?
i cut my own mother out of my life due to her toxic tendencies. My mil has nothing on how evil my own mother was. My mil is just a very stubborn ex army wife.

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username299 · 23/12/2024 21:45

I wouldn't dump her. I would give her the number of a local cab firm so she can get to appointments. I would give her the number of Age UK if she has any problems and a local care service if she needs to arrange assistance. I would arrange prescription deliveries and put any appointments on her calendar.

If she can't cook I'd arrange meal deliveries. I'd also make sure her heating is automatically coming on so she's warm then I'd leave her to it.

She knows to dial 999 if she's in a crisis and you can call once a week or so for a chat.

purplepentagram · 23/12/2024 21:46

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Ha. If I truly explained how my husband behaves you would change ur mind on this. If I went into detail a lot would be telling me to leave or divorce him. But I’m not going to go into that for that’s a different matter for another time.
as for telling him, talking to him or anything on this matter is pointless. He never listens to me, he doesn’t care. I could turned round now and tell him I’m done. It would go straight over his head or In one ear out the other.
I can be in bed poorly for days and he wouldn’t even notice.

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Bababear987 · 23/12/2024 21:48

OP you are choosing this. You are enabling what seems like a fairly nasty woman.

If she doesnt want you interfering then back off. If she doesnt want appointments then leave her to it. Just leave the poor woman alone, if she wants to die off in her own home then fine, people have that right. You dont owe her anything, stop wasting your time and stressing and just let her get on with things. What you sre doing so far isnt working and isnt being appreciate so back off.

ithoughtitmihtbenicetochat · 23/12/2024 21:51

TLDR

Why can't you go pick her up for the appointment, wait for her to refuse, then say "ok make sure you ring and cancel it. Ok? Bye"

RawBloomers · 23/12/2024 21:53

NiftyPeachDreamer · 23/12/2024 21:11

Telling OP she ‘needs to sort it’ is expecting her to do it.

I can see how it can be read that way but I don’t think that’s the most obvious interpretation given the other details. I read it as him not being interested and OP needing to sort it being because she’s the one who wants it done.

Need OP to clarify.

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