I have been with my husband since we were teenagers, his mother has always been a drug addict and alcoholic. Never kept a job, and just got with new men who provided at least food and shelter. She did not finish raising her kids as they were taken away (my husband was around 14 and his sister about 4 when this happened) because she was deep into a meth addiction and was not taking good care of them. She managed to get off of meth a few years back and is an occasional drinker and smokes pot. She has been showing signs of mental illness for a few years now (pretty convinced it is schizophrenia).
We are now in our mid 30s with a teenager, and dealing with everything that life throws our way. We have both worked very hard to break cycles and provide for our child. We own a home, have savings, and mind our own business.
My mother in law has found herself without a man to fully take care of her and is living in her car, no job, or insurance. She is now having delusions about people trying to hurt her "kids" and spends the day going back and forth driving by our and SIL's house. She is convinced that one of my sister in laws neighbors is with the mafia and trying to get her. She refuses to get help. I advised my husband and SIL to notify the police and have her committed.
The problem is that I know that having her committed wont solve much. She will be out in the streets doing the same thing in no time. I do not want to become financially responsible for her, nor do I want her to live in my house, or be around my child. I have OCD, and that is enough for us to deal with. I think that they should accept the fact that they can try and help her with anything thats within their reach, and let it play out. I know that eventually she will probably end up on the streets. I just do not feel that we owe her to take care of her, nor do I want to. I really feel like an asshole. I had to cut off my father in a similar sense. I feel like our lives have been hard enough already.
TL;DR!- My mother in law has been a jobless drug addict for most of her life and is now having serious delusions, hallucinations. I do not want to be responsible for her care.
Submitted November 01, 2021 at 09:30AM by Regular-Quiet-7457 https://ift.tt/3CKBLxa
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