Reply to In-laws moving here......help me calm down about this!

Forum Index » Family Relationships

Reply to "In-laws moving here......help me calm down about this!"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand how people just move after living in a community their whole life.  I am fifty.  I have spent my whole life building a life.  My wife has friends, I have friends.  We belong to civic organizations, social organizations. There are professionals I rely on.  Trades people that I can count on.  I play golf. My wife plays tennis.  I have known my neighbors for many many years.  I can't imagine any circumstances where I would just pack up the car and move away, just to be a little closer to one of my children. [/quote]

I get this point. But my MIL recently moved to be near her kids. She knows no one else here. The difference is that she divorced my FIL many years ago and never entered into another relationship.  She is reliant upon her kids like normal spouses rely on each other.  You and your spouse have each other first and foremost (which is awesome) and you have hobbies, social lives, and other things in your community which keep you engaged. Your family is lucky. After the divorce, my MIL never created new relationships and ties to her community, and she did not pursue hobbies or volunteering. Instead she decided that her children would bear the responsibility of managing her health, activities, travel, etc.  Trust me, it aint a pretty situation.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics