I could rant forever about my in-laws. They just make me so mad! Their youngest child (11 years old) had a birthday in May. They didn’t throw a big blowout bash like normal because they were struggling financially. But they had a couple family get togethers where she got gifts, got to pick what to eat, etc.

They still are struggling but have decided to have a party for her now (over 2 months later) because last week she went to her oldest brother’s foster-daughter’s birthday party and got really jealous. She kept telling her (the foster daughter, age 6) that she was spoiled and got too many gifts and shouldn’t get to keep them. But now she always wants to go to her house to play with her new stuff.

Well now she’s getting a party at a swimming pool where everyone has to pay $5 to get in, whether they swim or not. I’m pretty sure the in-laws aren’t paying for that, so that means that everyone comes is out that money. And it’s not like they are saying no gifts (to try to compensate). They are telling people, especially family, what to get her, even though we all bought her gifts at her actual birthday.

She is also starting public school this year, so the family is making a big deal about that because “she doesn’t have the right clothes/shoes/backpack,” etc. She has all of those things, and they are fine! Hardly any of the kids at school know her (except maybe 5 kids from church), so it’s not like they’re going to know that her clothes weren’t bought brand new for this school year. She has at least 10 backpacks, most of which are in fine condition, but she and her parents think she “needs” a new one. Our community does a free backpack/school supply giveaway. But they don’t want to participate in that because it would “hurt their image”, and she should get to pick everything herself, not deal with what other people bought🙄🙄🙄

I think this whole thing ticks me off most because my MIL always complains about their finances yet she goes and gets acrylic nails every couple weeks, plus a manicure for her daughter who peels the polish off within hours of leaving the salon every single time. They also still have cable, internet, Hulu, Netflix, Spotify, and lots of other unnecessary, expensive stuff.

She is always buying random crap because “it’s cute.” Their house is full of junk! My husband often mentions how great I am at budgeting, but MIL doesn’t even want to try budgeting because “it’s too hard” and for “poor people.” They haven’t paid rent in 8 months but somehow have money for all this other crap. The only reason they haven’t been kicked out of their house is because their landlord is their oldest son’s best friend’s dad.

My FIL used to work at his own chiropractic clinic. That went under because he doesn’t have the knowledge to run a business, plus to put it bluntly, he’s an asshole. He couldn’t keep patients because he would make rude comments about their weight (while he himself is about 300 pounds), or would get mad at them if they wouldn’t agree to come see him 1-2 times a week. He would tell them he was the one with the doctorate and that he knew what they needed better than they did and that they were stupid for not caring for their bodies. He also did not accept insurance and charged more than anyone else in town for adjustments. He only worked 2-3 days a week.

After he closed his business, he was hired by a new clinic but was fired before they even opened because of his attitude and lack of work ethic during the 2 week training process.

Now he sits at home all day watching tv and playing on his iPad. He doesn’t try to apply for any other jobs but loves giving out advice on how my husband needs to make more money or stop doing the volunteer work he does because he isn’t getting paid for it.

Okay, all that was a lot, my bad! Just needed to rant because these people make me want to scream!