I haven’t posted on this blog in a long time - in fact, I pretty much forgot that it existed.
While my mother-in-law is still as nuts as ever, it has just devolved into a very sad situation. She is diabetic and clearly not taking care of herself - she had double vision for three days before she mentioned it to anyone AND she was driving during that time. She’s not eating healthy or keeping up with her insulin. And it’s going to cost her big time. But she’s stubborn (and mean) and there’s not a lot that can be done.
She’s also still very depressed over the loss of her husband in 2012. She has never quite recovered. At one point in time, she had a friend with benefits in a city a couple hours away (which she mentioned casually in front of my six year old), but I think that fizzled.
My brother-in-law finally took her gun away from her, but then returned it without bullets. (She’s not driving anymore, so she can’t get any ammo by herself.) I told him that she was going to shoot somebody (or herself) one day because she’s insanely paranoid and honestly not in her right mind. (Has she ever been?)
She makes every excuse NOT to see my kids. Her excuses range from a last minute “I don’t feel well” to “I have lice”, but she always has some sort of last minute reason for not seeing them. On one hand, it’s okay with me - I’d want to limit their exposure to her, anyways. But on the other, c’mon lady, don’t you want to spend time with your grandkids? She barely knows my son at ALL.
Other than that, she’s still racist and stubborn as hell. Still rude. Still talks without even a semblance of a filter.
