Mother in law with Mental illness is hard!
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@Monique Jose Duvall Agreed. I have suggested setting days but he has not made changes. I also suggested an aide because she is ALOT to handle! She is still mobile but impulsive so it leaves him to pick up the slack. I have stepped back on those talks as it became exhausting. One if his family members even said there’s Alot of codependency there. It sucks because I can’t do anything to make those changes happen. At times he’ll ignore her but eventually calls her back or answers. One day his phone rang and our son asks, who’s calling you and he said your Grandma. My son asked, for what? In my head I am like damn even our 4 year old sees it smh
@Monique Jose Duvall sorry had to add more to my last response 🙃
Unfortunately, you’ll have to let him come to that realization on his own. He is on survival mode right now.
@Monique Jose Duvall yea you’re right. That makes 2 of us 😔
He needs to protect his family. It might be difficult to, but establishing boundaries by letting her know what days and times he can pick up groceries/what days he can run errands. Have him print it out. And then mute her phone calls outside of those times. If it’s not possible, he might need to consider a visiting nurse or a home. That’s so hard.