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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm very sorry for your loss. We went through something similar last year. My mother was very sick all year and lives overseas. My dad is deceased and none of my siblings lived near her. Sadly, she passed away last winter. Our life became incredibly stressful as my DH had just taken a new job that involved a lot of traveling. My siblings and I took turns to go visit my mom and manage her care. My DH is an only child with long divorced parents. His mom died a couple of years ago from cancer. DH asked his dad to help out occasionally and every time the answer was no - sorry, we are going on a cruise or second wife's kids want to visit, etc. We even asked if DH and kids could visit in the summer for one week since all my vacation was spent helping mom. The answer was the same again - we have a cruise and basically need several weeks to prep for it and then step mom's kids want to come by and that is all we can handle. It is typical for him - every thing has to be on his terms. Luckily, some of our friends were awesome and really helped us out. Of course, this year FIL decided to visit us but never said one thing to me about my mom's passing. He also kept saying you guys should leave the kids with us and go on a cruise. Seriously! I was fine with him and his wife but I lost a lot of respect for them. He barely even parented DH as mom apparently did everything. Said he would help pay for college for DH but didn't. DH basically worked 30 h a week while going to college full time. I guess some people just cannot handle any responsibilities.[/quote]

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