Just NEED to vent!!!!!

[lady9]

My FIL is wonderful

My MIL is only normal at Disney-go figure-it must be Mickey magic.

They live 5 mins. from us but only visit 3-4 times a year and that only for Christmas and b-days!

She's of the "I raised my kids" philosophy. So does that mean she won't even come over to see them or enjoy her only grandkids?

It is so bad that a few months ago, DH was in the hospital for a blood clot in his LUNG and he didn't even tell her!! I was sworn to secrecy. However, considering she never calls or comes over, it is an easy secret to keep!!

 

[agnes!]

See post #12
I do like all my inlaws, even liked Dad's wives 1 through 3, but wife #4...is..is a piece of work.
Oh, BTW, while my lips are shut(at least for now ) DSis called the witch (oops! sorry, typo!) )in question. DSis was civil, but direct, reminding #4 that we found & paid for the dog & have stated many, many times we would pay for vet bills or other pup related expenses & even transportation if they wanted to give Bonnie back TO US.
She says Dad is fine with it
DSis, "Well, what does he say about this?"
#4: "He doesn't say anything, he hardly talks to anyone anymore"

We are now talking about flying him out here for an extended vacation.
Thanks for letting me vent, this has kept me up now for 3 nights.

Jean

**The following is Post #12**

My Dad's wife (numero 4!).
She just gave away the old sick man's dog--his pride & joy!
He's had the dog, a laid back, well behaved Boston Terrier, since it was a pup, for 8 years, now. He is distraught, 79 years old & ill.

flaming & so far, my mouth is shut...

I think you should fly him out to your house for an "extended vacation" (nudge nudge, wink wink).

I mean, honestly, his present wife doesn't really love him, she's a *itch (and, btw, I would think all reasonable female dogs wuld be insulted by the comparison ), so since it really appears that she does NOT love him and just wants to torture him...after he's moved...I mean come to your town for an "extended vacation", why not offer to take him off her hands for a (long - but don't tell her that) while? You know, just to help her out...
Let her spend whatever money he has, that's probably what she wants to do anyway, the most important thing is to make whatever time he has left on this earth as happy and peaceful as possible.

And, FIND OUT WHERE THE DOG IS. Don't ask on the phone, go to where your dad & wife #4 live and talk to her face-to-face. Did she sell it, give it away, make up a lie(to get the *itch to tell you where the dog now is & so that she'll tell you who the dog's new owners are), chat up the neighbors, do whatever it takes, but try to GET THAT DOG. I hate to say this, but be prepared for the fact that she might be saying she gave the dog away or sold it, but she could be demented enough to...well...."give" it away to the pound.
Something along the lines of...
The dog was not hers to give away, your dad promised you that you could have "Bosco", you found his AKC papers and know that the new owners have got to have them...something... say/do *anything* (that's legal, ah-hem)....you get the idea?
Do not waste time on the phone, get out there to wherever they are now living.
I'm betting, though, that she wouldn't pass up a money-making opportunity and the dog has been sold.

Anyway, I would GET THAT DOG and adopt it yourself, if the new owners will allow it. Then what when your dad comes for his "extended vacation" he'll have his special friend there by his side where that friend belongs and wants to be.


agnes!
PS - Btw, I would think about consulting a lawyer, just to get advice on how to best proceed, but I bet if you just let The *itch have whatever money is still around? Oh honey, she'll just be as sweet as pie.

 

[emma'smom]

Mine too! They are nuts!! Nuts!!

 

[Keggy]

My FIL is ok, but my MIL is a WITCH. She is so superior to everyone else...

 

[bnf2]

IN-LAWS ARE CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you I feel much better now!

My, my, my- you read my mind!!!

 

[Not so Dumbo]

Inlaws are the one thing you never think about when getting married, and they are the ones who change your life the most!!!

No truer words have ever been spoken

Mine are crazier than the Mad Hatter himself.

 

[lalijack]

Yup. Mine are wing-nuts too! Ever wonder why they're called in-laws, when they feel (to me, at least) more like OUT-laws????

I'm just sayin'..........

 

[krismom]

Ha! ha! I wish mine were just crazy... my FIL is an a**hole ha! ha! ok. just wanted to vent too...

Who knew we were related?