In today's Dear Annie column, Annie Lane hears from a frustrated reader who was willing to help his in-laws get back on their feet, but they don't contribute financially and refuse to leave long after their deadline to do so passed.
What do you do when relatives move in with you, refuse to pay rent, eat all your food, leave messes and let the kids run wild? Annie Lane share some suggestions with a reader struggling with this problem in today's Dear Annie advice column.I am currently married with no kids. I travel a lot for work and vacation. The issue is my wife’s sister, her husband and their kids. Three years ago, my wife and I allowed them to move into our home because their living situation was not great.
This is the father’s third marriage, and he has seven kids in total. The children rule the roost and are not disciplined. I am no longer their fun-loving uncle. We butt heads about everything. I find myself on the edge of screaming at them daily. When I get home from work, the house is a complete mess. They eat all the food I buy, don’t clean and do not pay rent. They are on easy street, and I am paying for it.
My wife and I had decided to finally give them a “hard” deadline to leave this past spring. My wife’s sister lost her job just before this deadline. She was employed three weeks later -- while the husband has been employed this whole time -- but the “hard” deadline came and went. Worse yet, my wife is completely on their side. She doesn’t want them to be forced out because then she would be abandoning “family.” I am at my wits’ end and don’t know what to do.
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