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re: Do you live close to your in laws and cut their grass and cook meals for them?
Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:51 pm to Havoc
Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:51 pm to Havoc
The thing is, I'd take him fishing once a week and let him use tools that would make many professional woodworker jealous--for free and not ask for a dang thing. But his passive-aggressive jealousy drives me insane.
He googled my $14k lawnmower and said, "frick man that's worth more than my car."
Well that dumb frick filed bankruptcy and thinks I should be helping pay his bankruptcy settlement. He can't afford to feed his wife and his kids for Thanksgiving, so I caved and told my wife they can come over for Thanksgiving.
If he brings up money one time, I'm going to end Thanksgiving dinner and go to the lake.
He googled my $14k lawnmower and said, "frick man that's worth more than my car."
Well that dumb frick filed bankruptcy and thinks I should be helping pay his bankruptcy settlement. He can't afford to feed his wife and his kids for Thanksgiving, so I caved and told my wife they can come over for Thanksgiving.
If he brings up money one time, I'm going to end Thanksgiving dinner and go to the lake.
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Posted on 10/13/24 at 7:55 pm to tgrbaitn08
My parents are over 80. I buy groceries, cook meals, and do laundry. My SO mows his parent's grass and does repairs around their house.
Posted on 10/13/24 at 8:08 pm to El Segundo Guy
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Well that dumb frick filed bankruptcy and thinks I should be helping pay his bankruptcy settlement. He can't afford to feed his wife and his kids for Thanksgiving, so I caved and told my wife they can come over for Thanksgiving. If he brings up money one time, I'm going to end Thanksgiving dinner and go to the lake.
Yeah it’s kinda weird that people that file bankruptcy bc they live beyond their means then move into their in laws house and continue living beyond their means
Posted on 10/13/24 at 8:14 pm to tgrbaitn08
My wife and I moved in her mother a year and a half ago after it became apparent she needs help. She is 83 and has had 5 strokes and has dementia. It is starting to progress ,because she is starting to get a bit more aggressive and she is accusing people of doing things.She accused my wife of stealing money from her purse and she accused me of cheating on her daughter. I am guessing it is stuff she sees on TV because apparently the woman I am cheating on my wife with won Germany's next top model and is from the town we are living in. This is who she thinks I am cheating on my wife with.
Anyway it kinda sucks and when it gets worse we don't know what to do. We may hire someone to help with care in home. The last thing we want to do is put her in a home or facility, but I have heard when it progresses to full blown dementia than they need to have someone around at all times or they will wonder off or get into something and can really hurt themselves.
Anyway it kinda sucks and when it gets worse we don't know what to do. We may hire someone to help with care in home. The last thing we want to do is put her in a home or facility, but I have heard when it progresses to full blown dementia than they need to have someone around at all times or they will wonder off or get into something and can really hurt themselves.
Posted on 10/13/24 at 8:43 pm to tgrbaitn08
InLaws live a few minutes from me. When both had back issues I cut their grass and cooked for them and ran errands and drove them to doc visits.
MIL passed away and FIL is still mobile. I bought a riding mower for him so he could stay active outside. My parents are gone so basically he is like my father now.
MIL passed away and FIL is still mobile. I bought a riding mower for him so he could stay active outside. My parents are gone so basically he is like my father now.
Posted on 10/13/24 at 10:04 pm to tgrbaitn08
My mother-in-law and father-in-law are both now deceased, but when alive, they had been long divorced and not together.
I would often cut the mother-in-law's grass since she lived about 10 miles from us and as she aged and her health was failing, take her to Drs. appointments and treatments for her cancer that eventually killed her 10 years ago.
My father-in-law lived 160 miles away but as his health was starting to fail, I'd spent quite a bit of time at his house helping him out----cutting his 2 acres or so around the house, cooking, medical visits, etc.
He too succumbed to cancer and died 13 years ago.
I would often cut the mother-in-law's grass since she lived about 10 miles from us and as she aged and her health was failing, take her to Drs. appointments and treatments for her cancer that eventually killed her 10 years ago.
My father-in-law lived 160 miles away but as his health was starting to fail, I'd spent quite a bit of time at his house helping him out----cutting his 2 acres or so around the house, cooking, medical visits, etc.
He too succumbed to cancer and died 13 years ago.
Posted on 10/13/24 at 10:46 pm to tgrbaitn08
quote:tgrOwe08, you're legit retard huh
Does anyone live with their in laws? I cook for my in laws but they live a few miles away and I’ll do little chores to help them out but they are able bodied and they love to do yard work But they also cook for us as well as my parents. Huge respect for both sets of grand parents I do cook and cut my disabled neighbors yard and always send him food since he lives alone and can’t really get around unless it’s an Uber or Lyft. He can’t drive bc his diabetes is so bad he’s had like 5 toes amputated
Posted on 10/13/24 at 11:33 pm to tgrbaitn08
When we moved to Hattiesburg I was cutting my MIL's yard in Biloxi. My FIL had passed away and my MIL gave me their nice riding lawn mower. A nice gesture and I very much appreciate it however she's not next door so mowing her lawn is a day long event. 1.5 hours there, pulling a trailer, cut her acre yard, grab a bite to eat somewhere and drive back. This task was costing me $100+/- everytime so I hired someone to mow her yard and pay them $40 every two weeks.
This post was edited on 10/14/24 at 12:29 am
Posted on 10/13/24 at 11:38 pm to tgrbaitn08
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That’s the way it should be
We really fricked up when ee stopped having the elderly live with us or next door and help with child rearing.
Posted on 10/14/24 at 4:33 am to tgrbaitn08
I live in central FL. My MIL lives in a suburb of Vancouver, BC, 2600 miles away.
When she comes down to visit, I cook great stuff for her. All of her kids except my wife had some kind of financial hardship and cost her money, as adults. She appreciates that we had financial responsibility.
When she comes down to visit, I cook great stuff for her. All of her kids except my wife had some kind of financial hardship and cost her money, as adults. She appreciates that we had financial responsibility.
Posted on 10/14/24 at 6:15 am to Hangit
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My MIL lives in a suburb of Vancouver, BC, 2600 miles away.
Do yall go visit her often? Why doens she move down to Florida with yall, or is that hard NO?
Posted on 10/14/24 at 6:25 am to Hangit
Tell her to make you some poutine next visit
Posted on 10/14/24 at 6:46 am to tgrbaitn08
My in-laws live directly across the street. Wife’s grandparents are on the same street as well. They all
Pay to have their grass cut but someone is always cooking dinner. Whether it be us cooking for the in-laws and grandparents or my mother in law cooking a meal everyone. Always helping out when needed. It’s pretty convenient especially with kids.
Pay to have their grass cut but someone is always cooking dinner. Whether it be us cooking for the in-laws and grandparents or my mother in law cooking a meal everyone. Always helping out when needed. It’s pretty convenient especially with kids.
Posted on 10/14/24 at 7:02 am to X123F45
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We really fricked up when ee stopped having the elderly live with us or next door and help with child rearing.
I agree with this. I oftentimes wish we still had multi-generational households.
Posted on 10/14/24 at 7:19 am to LewDawg
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My MIL just visited this weekend and made pancit and lumpia.
Oh hell yeah. Some of the best stuff on Earth.
Posted on 10/14/24 at 7:22 am to tgrbaitn08
Live next door to my MIL. I/we cook for both houses. And we pay for both lawns to be maintained. I also handle all of the home maintenance issues as well as most repairs.
Posted on 10/14/24 at 7:59 am to tgrbaitn08
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Does anyone live with their in laws?
yes... Vietnamese culture, man...
for the most part, b/c i don't know what's being said half the time, its fine... free live in babysitting helps... though walking into some interesting cooking sights/smells sucks (i hate their cuisine, yes, even pho)... but overall, it's not god awful
Posted on 10/14/24 at 8:29 am to tgrbaitn08
We live on different continents. I highly recommend this arrangement.
Posted on 10/14/24 at 1:54 pm to tgrbaitn08
My parents live about 5 miles away. My wife bakes for them all the time. My parents cook lunch for my family and my sister's family every Sunday.
My MIL lives 5 miles away as well and she provided dinner every Friday and Saturday night. I cut her grass all the time (1 acre lot, thankfully not much to weedeat) and help out any little projects she needs done around her house.
Glad to have my parents and MIL close by. They help with our 4 kids alot and cook alot. We will always help them out anytime they ask because it is the least we could do.
A good family circle is hard to come by and is greatly appreciated.
My MIL lives 5 miles away as well and she provided dinner every Friday and Saturday night. I cut her grass all the time (1 acre lot, thankfully not much to weedeat) and help out any little projects she needs done around her house.
Glad to have my parents and MIL close by. They help with our 4 kids alot and cook alot. We will always help them out anytime they ask because it is the least we could do.
A good family circle is hard to come by and is greatly appreciated.
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