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AIBU to resent my FIL visiting for lunch every Sunday?

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Internationalwomendayheadquarters · 13/06/2026 13:00

I really resent having my FIL come round every Sunday. I work full time and have a part time job on top, so it’s often my only day off and even then I’m often doing jobs round the house, like so many people I know.

He drives round to ours every Sunday and has lunch and stays for an hour or so. I would never want to stop my DH from seeing him, and he could easily pop over there (5 miles away) so I don’t understand why he has to come over here all the time. Also, to add: he’s racist, sexist, homophobic and hates immigrants. He left a previous marriage because when they had a baby she ‘didn’t have a meal on the table when he got home from work’. Is he just a product of his time and should I just deal with it (he’s 88 and lonely) or should I stand my ground and protect my weekend boundaries?

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JohnnyFedora · Yesterday 11:57

MeanwhileinGilead · Yesterday 11:38

I wouldn't socialise with him if he's openly misogynist and cannot or will not turn that down in your house once he's been asked/told. Whether you want to ban him from the house, prevail upon DH to take him out or visit him at home rather than hosting him, or just be busy/out when he stops by is up to you.

What is up with cleaning the toilet? Is this just a routine cleaning that becomes time-dependent because of a visitor, or does FIL make a special mess?

Let DH do the cleaning for him.

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