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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Outlier. I would do anything  necessary to take care of my MIL.  It wouldn’t matter what others are doing.  It’s not about that.  It’s about her.  It would be about keeping my MIL safe and comfortable.  [/quote]

Everyone has a different relationship with their MIL. I have been with my husband for over 12 years, we see her a few times a year (sometimes less), and let's just say it took her quite a few years to start being nice to me. We are civil and friendly now, but distant - we text for birthdays and Mother's Day and that's about it. I wouldn't want her to be in any kind of trouble but I also wouldn't extend myself to take care of her. [/quote]

MIL has two great kids who work well together and I think they have things squared away.  I am not a decision maker but I would help her in her own home if she needed it.

I do not want an elderly relative moving in with us simply because I don't think that I could handle a home care situation in my home.  If dh got sick, yes.  But I'm not up for moving people into our house in order to care for them.  The older I get, the more firm I become on that - nothing personal, I just know my own limits.[/quote]

Again, I'm in a different situation - my husband is an only child, he and MIL are not close, and she and I are barely more than strangers. [/quote]

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