I Hate My Inlaws
The background of my story is, Hubby & I have been together for about 12 years. I come from what I thought was the most messed up family in history. I had one child when hubby & I first met, whom he has raised. His parents did not want him with me because of my family & the fact that I already had a kid. Despite the fact that both of his parents worked, hubby handed them money all the time. (They claimed he OWED it for various reasons). A few years later, hubby's dad got sick & lost his job & was CONSTANTLY hounding us for money. I became pregnant with our first child together, hubby & I were thrilled, his parents were not. After baby was born, they would drop by to see the baby, only when they needed money. Within a year, I got pregnant again & his parents flipped!!! They would say things like "How can you afford any more kids?" & tell us to go get fixed!!! Shortly after that baby was born we finally got approved to buy a home. Apparently, hubby thought his parents would be proud of him.( They only ratcheted up the manipulation to milk him for more money, even though MIL was still working & FIL was receiving disability payments! ) His parents offered to rent us their home instead of us buying one of our own? We closed on our house 2 weeks before our tax returns came in. His parents got almost all of the money from closing & over half of our tax return{ a total of $5800!!!) He figured they would leave us alone for a while... NOPE. The call constantly for $20 here, $100 there, they are nickel'ing & Dime'ing us to death!! For the children's birthdays & christmas, they will buy expensive gifts for my older child & all the other kids in the family, but the 2 kids I have with their son rarely get anything & if they do, its cheap/inappropriate. (They gave my 2 year old a bag of marbles for christmas). I swear, they resent my children for coming between them & that paycheck!!!! Hubby finally put his foot down when he saw the nice big flat screen tv his parents had bought, along with very nice EXPENSIVE gadgets~ Only the best, top of the line for them!! When dear old dad cant guilt money out of my hubby, he sends my MIL. Oh & she is slick!! She will just start wring her hands & sighing & acting all distraught. She just dont know what she is going to do, cause her husband spent all the money again. My hubby, like a dumbass will empty his wallet for her every time!! I have actually struggled to feed my kids because of that witch!! Although, my hubby has agreed not to give them any money & not to discuss our finances with either of them anymore. They know how to work him & will eventually start milking him again. I have honestly thought about filing for divorce & child support. I adore my hubby, but the needs of my children come first!!