Basically, STUPIDLY invited shielding mum here because they were struggling to cope alone... but I'm struggling having them here due to the fact she is so difficult to live with.
I'm sorry if this post is a bit disjointed or doesn't make sense in places but my emotions are high and I just need to vent!!
Basically, I just feel sorry for her. She has negatively impacted so many people's lives (mine included) that people just avoid her. At times I'm of the feeling that she has brought it on herself but then I just feel guilty because she 'family.'
She is part of the conspiracy crowd and comes here, tells us amongst many other things coronavirus is not real, leaving the house everyday for cigarettes and alcohol. Will not pay with card because this is another conspiracy - the gov are turning us into a cashless society so they can keep tabs on everything and restrict every part of our lives. Will not take her outdoor shoes off in carpeted rooms that the baby is crawling around in. Not hand washing at all (AT ALL!!) because "it's how you build up immunity and germs/viruses are just a theory." So why would we need immunity at all? Surely she's just contradicting herself. Basically anything that the gov advises she does the complete opposite because it's all a conspiracy. But then dropping sly hints about how breastfeeding (which she knows I had an almighty struggle with) is best every so often - I know it's best which is why I tried so hard for so long. But the only reason she would know it was 'best' is because the WHO/gov have done the research and told us for the greater good. The same WHO funded by the "villain Bill Gates who is just trying to depopulate the world by inventing a vaccine that will kill us all." She's concerned the economy is going to pot but does not contribute to society or have any assets so I don't know what she's worried about. She tells us she's worried we've harmed our children by vaccinating them, yet smokes about 40 a day. Sits downstairs lecturing the household regarding Trump: the best thing since sliced bread. From 5G to world leaders being lizards from underground or something this woman is driving me f*** crazy.
Anytime I tell her to just stop speaking about these things she just says I have a narrow mind and I'm ignorant, indoctrinated and can't listen to differing points of view.
She just sits all day watching all these conspiracy videos on her tablet out loud without earphones. We could be sitting watching a film with the children and that's all we can hear. Nobody says anything because I guess we are all spineless and the children are so kind. I assume she thinks we will listen and our minds will be changed.
I know the next thing that will come will be her judging of my parenting skills. I am spending a lot of time away from the communal areas (because she's in them) and my DH is doing the bulk of everything. He finds it easy to just switch off but at the same time it's just encouraging her because she thinks he's in agreement. But I'm just trying to avoid confrontation.
I can't help but think it's her way of blaming the world because basically she has royally screwed up every aspect of her life.
AIBU for wanting her to go? Thoughts?