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MagillaGorilla's avatar
Dec 21, 2015

Who's the crazy one?

When I bought my motorhome and brought it home, my Father in Law came out to see it. I say came out because he and his wife (remarried after mother in law died) live in an "in-law" apartment in my house......FOR FREE!!

So he came out and looked over the MH and then said that I should put it at the beach for the summers so he can use it up there. Then when I want to use it I can just drive the 2 hours to the beach to get it. Then when I am done I can bring it back for him. It does not end there. He had ZERO intentions of paying for the seasonal site at the beach and he was not joking about any of it.

He feels that my wife and I should pay for the MH, the campsite, the propane and everything else. This is on top of the fact the he lives in our house for free. They don't give us a dime towards taxes, water, sewage or anything else for that matter. He has a comfortable union retirement and his wife works a union job so they are not poor.

Am I crazy for this making my blood boil or is he crazy for thinking its my job to fund his retirement?

68 Replies

  • Look at the positive side. When you go on long trips you have a good house sitter to watch over things.
  • What does your DW have to say about his 'requests'? You may be paying for the gas to drive his car to the beach. :E
  • You are crazy if you let it get to you. When he said that I would have let it go in one ear and out the other. If he brought it up later I would say that sounds like a great idea. If you pay for the site I'll put our camper on it and you can use it whenever we are not (notice I did not say whenever you want). There will also be electric and propane costs involved but we can share that.
  • MagillaGorilla wrote:

    Am I crazy for this making my blood boil or is he crazy for thinking its my job to fund his retirement?

    YES
  • I feel like I should notify the local authorities.....as a serous crime is about to be committed.
  • I think you're being nice and relaxed considering the situation.
  • You allowed this to take place and only you can do something about it.