Brother in Law is Upset with Us

Fredula

notanewuser wrote: »

Yes, because you aren't mooching off your ill parents anymore.

Has the Queen not given you an MBE for that yet?

It's not safe for us to live in the house at the moment. We have a three year old. There's woodworm in the floorboards of kid's bedroom. There's brick dust everywhere from where we've smashed out fireplaces, etc. We are planning to move in next month when things should be temporarily smoothed out, but for now it's just that little bit too dangerous for him.

Fredula

notanewuser wrote: »

Oh. you poor dab. You had to spend all your money? You have to pay bills?

Darling, some of us left home at 17 and have paid the bills ever since. We have never, ever used that as an excuse to treat a family member so appallingly!

That's your decision. Not sure why you feel you've got the right to judge my life.

Homeownertobe

Fredula wrote: »

I don't have £900 disposable income. The quotes are from a while ago, BEFORE WE BOUGHT A FRICKING HOUSE. Jesus.

Did your brother-in-law age 30 years overnight?

notanewuser

Fredula wrote: »

It's not safe for us to live in the house at the moment. We have a three year old. There's woodworm in the floorboards of kid's bedroom. There's brick dust everywhere from where we've smashed out fireplaces, etc. We are planning to move in next month when things should be temporarily smoothed out, but for now it's just that little bit too dangerous for him.

Ah, so you are still mooching. Lovely.

Make sure the house is really nice and pretty though, won't you? Then you can show your BIL which tin of paint you bought instead of buying him a present.

Homeownertobe

Fredula wrote: »

That's your decision. Not sure why you feel you've got the right to judge my life.

Didn't you post about it on the internet?

Person_one

Fredula wrote: »

Not sure why you feel you've got the right to judge my life.

Well, you put it on a public forum and asked for opinions...

Lily-Rose_3

Steady on guys. No need to be so harsh is there? The OP hasn't been mean to anyone on here.

There's opinions, and then there's just being harsh.

notanewuser

Lily-Rose wrote: »

Steady on guys. No need to be so harsh is there? The OP hasn't been mean to anyone.

There's opinions, and then there's just being harsh.

Fair enough. If this is the way they treat close family I'd hate to be an enemy.

purpleshoes_2

Homeownertobe wrote: »

Did your brother-in-law age 30 years overnight?

Maybe for his 40th, he could get 2 chocolate oranges. Maybe more accounting for inflation.

Spendless

Is it possible that BIL didn't go whinging to his Mum about the chocolate orange as such, but told her his feelings on the subject of his gift and MIL is trying to nicely tell you it was an ill-thought out gift whilst acknowledging that you haven't got a great deal of spare cash due to buying your house.

What has been said to your OH about it, either by yourself or by his Mum?