ILs mad that I won’t mow massive field on their ‘vacation’ property

[Anonymous]

100% never go there ever again, leave DH to it

[Anonymous]

Good for you, OP! I'm SO glad you are enjoying your time to yourself. Stay strong!

[Anonymous]

I usually opt out of IL stuff whenever possible due to my having almost no time all to myself. Thankfully my DH is fine with it. FIL isn’t fine with it. Can’t tell with the MIL. I feel guilty but I have to take care of myself too.

So that workcamp thing you have done all this time doesn’t sound appealing. The ILs seem to be expecting a lot. Maybe DH should float the idea that your schedules have gotten busy and maybe they should think about selling the land—it is too labor intensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe they’ll disinherit your DH for your awful behavior and you’ll never be able to “vacation” there again. Getting a little teary for you. Sniff.

This post was a supporter, OP. They were joking - “oh, wouldn’t it be suuuuch a shame if you were disinherited/banned & forbidden from going to that amaaaaazing place ever again?” (Ie - it would not be a shame, it would be great & the perfect solution since it sucks anyway).
Geez, you didn’t need to jump down their throat, I think you read a little too quickly to realize they were on your side.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe they’ll disinherit your DH for your awful behavior and you’ll never be able to “vacation” there again. Getting a little teary for you. Sniff.

This post was a supporter, OP. They were joking - “oh, wouldn’t it be suuuuch a shame if you were disinherited/banned & forbidden from going to that amaaaaazing place ever again?” (Ie - it would not be a shame, it would be great & the perfect solution since it sucks anyway).
Geez, you didn’t need to jump down their throat, I think you read a little too quickly to realize they were on your side.

Agree. Clearly joking in support if OP. Surprised that OP didn't get that and felt the need to be an a$$ in response.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe they’ll disinherit your DH for your awful behavior and you’ll never be able to “vacation” there again. Getting a little teary for you. Sniff.

This post was a supporter, OP. They were joking - “oh, wouldn’t it be suuuuch a shame if you were disinherited/banned & forbidden from going to that amaaaaazing place ever again?” (Ie - it would not be a shame, it would be great & the perfect solution since it sucks anyway).
Geez, you didn’t need to jump down their throat, I think you read a little too quickly to realize they were on your side.

You’re very kind to explain the situation to OP, and I like the way you emphasized certain words to illustrate the sarcasm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How big is the yard?

It was NOT defined as a yard by the OP. It is just one of the fields so think in terms of acres of uncultivated land for just 1 of the fields. Stuff that is normally done a couple of times per season using a tractor not a ride on mower.

[Anonymous]

Why can't your kids mow the lawn? Presumably, they're old enough to drive the lawn mower .

Or at least your dh can drive around the mower.

fwiw, i find lawn mowing instantaneously gratifying (abd therapuetic).

And a riding mower to boot!

[Anonymous]

Is this the same family who had the WV RV Thanksgiving?

[Anonymous]

They could probably find a local Hhunter that would be more than happy to maintain the property more than once a year for access to the land. It might become an issue later down the road but as long as it’s clear, it’s for only hunting rights on the property and people can’t camp there it might work.

My dad mowed a farm with his brothers for deer hunting access.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another anti-MIL thread. Yawn.

Your reading comprehension is laughably and. Yawn.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe they’ll disinherit your DH for your awful behavior and you’ll never be able to “vacation” there again. Getting a little teary for you. Sniff.

I’m all set, thanks! They could leave us nothing and it would be absolutely no problem. Perhaps your situation is different, but not all of us are counting on inheritances and cower at the idea of not getting one. -OP

Geez OP I was with you until this post. Wtf?

I’m with OP. How was she supposed to respond to “maybe they’ll disinherit you for your awful behavior”? A+ work here.

It was clearly sarcastic. OP was so loaded for bear that she didn't see that.

[Anonymous]

I would have said you can't come because you have work commitments. And your DH should have gone to bat for you once they started chirping about needing you to mow. This never should have gotten to the point of them making a direct plea to you to still come.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe they’ll disinherit your DH for your awful behavior and you’ll never be able to “vacation” there again. Getting a little teary for you. Sniff.

I’m all set, thanks! They could leave us nothing and it would be absolutely no problem. Perhaps your situation is different, but not all of us are counting on inheritances and cower at the idea of not getting one. -OP

Geez OP I was with you until this post. Wtf?

I’m with OP. How was she supposed to respond to “maybe they’ll disinherit you for your awful behavior”? A+ work here.

It was clearly sarcastic. OP was so loaded for bear that she didn't see that.

And she hasn’t come back to apologize. Which she should.

[Anonymous]

You created their expectations. They should not be judged too harshly for counting on you. We all do certain things we don't want to do in the name of family unit when the kids are small, but we retain the right to change.