MIL
Posted By: Amy on 2006-10-25
In Reply to: mother in-law help sm - i DO have a job!!
I think you should take this up with your husband in private and tell him how you feel. There are many factors to be considered: your lack of qualifications, your younger child at home, being available for your older child's school activities, your job, the unfairness in general, etc. I'd tell him you think it's being put on you because the others don't want to do it, not because you're in any better position. He might actually believe that's why you were chosen, rather than to think his siblings don't want to be bothered. I'd let him know how his sister responded to being asked to wipe her own mother, but you're being expected to do it for however many months! Let him speak up for you with his siblings if you're worried about being rude. This decision should really be taken care of by her own kids, particularly daughters in my opinion. I wouldn't ask my sister-in-law to take care of my mom in this situation, nor would I even ask my brother. Tell them to contact home health and set it up with Medicare if none of them will step up for their mom. Good luck!
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