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Depressing Family Issues
MIL just fell Thursday and broker her shoulder. 
She had knee surgery a year or so ago. I feel so bad for her. And her eldest son and his wife are living her basement with their 3 kiddos. She is so discouraged. I want to like my SIL but she is such a moocher that its hard.
I'm starting a new job. MIL was going to watch LO. Now of course she won't be till at least fall. We have a backup sitter to watch LO through the summer. Still . . . money out of pocket. Life doesn't seem to be happily ever after when you get married.
Re: Depressing Family Issues
Nope. It definitely does not.
Sorry about your MIL. Hope she feels better soon.
Does this mean the moochers will have to find a back-up as well? If so, maybe it's a good thing for your MIL.
Sorry she got hurt!
Sorry about your MIL and that she is hurt.
You seem to live by a double standard. Complaining about the moochers, but in the same breath, complaining that you can no longer mooch ... (get free child care)
whoever told you life would be automatically happily ever after just because you get married should be punched in the mouth-they lied. did you really think it would be?
i would also not encourage you to use MIL as a free babysitting service. once in a while-sure, but not every day and not forever.
The other three kiddos are all in grade school and one in middle school. So they just need someone to make sure they mind and don't kill one another. So unfortunately, no the SIL doesn't have to find alternative child care, but hopefully she'll pitch in a lot more with housework.
Your right I shouldn't complain about not having a grandma to watch my infant. We were planning on finding a second sitter anyway for such emergencies as this and when the MIL and FIL go on va-k in June. (Not sure if that's still on now). I feel comfortable that we are fortunate enough to find a gal who is a SAHM and has LO of her own. So my LO won't be in a crowded daycare (no offence to mom's who use this option). LO is just nine months.
Hope MIL does alright and that next wk when she goes in for xrays they show some progress.
Anyone ever had a broken shoulder?