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Her son and his wife rent a property his in-laws own for a reduced fee, but since the couple has been struggling financially after welcoming their 2-year-old daughter prematurely while also expecting twins, she knows they need a bigger house but can’t afford it.
She suggested to her son and his wife that they could come to live with her, as back in the 90s, she inherited an enormous home from her grandparents.
It has 7 bedrooms and 3 spare rooms, and it’s so giant it’s actually a mansion. She and her husband were so grateful to be given such a grand home, and here she’s been living in it all by herself since becoming a widow.
The house is too much for her to continue living in alone, and so her son and his wife are happy to move in with her.
But then, her son asked if his ex and kids could move in too, and she’s not interested in allowing that to happen.
“My grandson would be allowed to stay if he has no other place to go, but the rest of the family have nothing to do with me,” she said.
“Don’t get me wrong, I have empathy for her situation, but at the end of the day, they’re not my family, and I worry about potential tensions that could arise – pregnancy is stressful enough, and it wouldn’t be fair for my daughter-in-law to share her husband with his ex.”
“I refuse to let my beautiful home become a breeding ground for dysfunction. I talked this over with the parents of my daughter-in-law, and they decided to give the ex one month to find somewhere else to stay while my son prepares to move in. The ex is absolutely livid with me for trying to ‘tear apart’ her family. I explained to her that it was MY house, MY rules.”
She’s left wondering if it is wrong of her to not allow her son’s baby mama to move into her home along with her kids.
What do you think?
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