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[quote=Anonymous]My mother is just terrible about technology. "Oh . . . it's a PDF. You know I can't open those." I have to fill up her gas tank because she lived all her life in a state that doesn't allow self-serve and it's just too many steps to teach her how to swipe the credit card and then run the pump. And yes, she sends all her bills by mail, which is a hassle in the summer when she moves to the beach and I have collect her mail and then forward it to her.

But my mother is generally beloved by us kids and so we laugh at her ineptitude and try to imagine all the crazy things we won't be able to figure out in 40 years. So I think this example bothers you precisely as much or as little as you are generally bothered by her. Which in your case is a lot.

It's no small thing to be asked to subsidize someone's existence. I think you and DH should sit down and discuss it . . . what are you willing to do? Where is the line? Figure out how to communicate this to MIL if she asks for money in the future.[/quote]

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