Posted by lymom3 on September 5, 2006, at 9:30:54
Not sure if I'm in the right area or not...if not, please feel free to redirect....
My sister has the mother in law from you know where. The mother in law is now talking of divorcing her husband. I think this is putting fear in the hearts of her children. Her 2 boys (my sister is married to one of them) certainly have always known that she is overbearing, a complainer and that everything is everyone else's fault but down the line, they all have always let her get away with it because it's easier and when she's being "nice", she can be really a good person.
At this point, I do think that they have enough sense to be scared that she will want to come and live with one of them as she has never worked outside the home, but I truly don't think that either one of those boys would have the spine to stand up to her and truly would probably lose their marriages before they could tell their mother no.
Anyone know of a good book or two that specifically addresses adult children enabling their parents that I could point my sister to?
Thanks to all....
Lisa
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