Friday, January 07, 2011

Here's a new one

I wanted to begin this post as a story, but there really isn't a good beginning because it never really begins nor ends. It is a true segment in these people's living. So here is just a free standing story that you, at first glance, won't believe. But it is true, sadly.

Poor SIL's dad called. He did his usual hemming and hawing. That's trouble. It means he wants money.
So he went on talking, not really getting to the point, but then it came out. Yes he needed money. He needed money to pay his AT&T UVERSE BILL of $150. Uhhhhhh - excuse me, but just when did cable television become a life need? And this isn't BASIC cable. They have more extras than we do! And our cable bill includes internet.

The more I spoke with Daughter, she said they haven't even had to pay rent yet. He has been able to (supposedly) do enough odd-jobs on the house to pay the rent. Has the owner looked at the house to see these things completed?

The real kicker tho this story is that they put out the plea for money before Christmas. So Daughter and SIL decided they would give them money ($150), and they wanted the other siblings (3) to give the money they would buy for nieces and nephews to the parents. Don't know if that happened or not, but the fact is they were given money - not even a month before.

So here is SIL between Daughter who will squeeze a penny until it yells, and parents who believe it is perfectly ok to ask for money for things that aren't absolutely necessary. With us being gone, and then the day we returned she left for a conference, I haven't heard what happened. All I know is that everyone who hears this request is first completely shocked, and then they laugh at those people's gall.

His family is so very jealous of that Daughter and SIL have. They have said it is because we bought it for them. They have called Daughter a pretentious B*tch, so I can only imagine what they call us. That family knows that Daughter and SIL make really good money, but then they have no real concept of what good money is. They know they have money saved, and certainly have that kind of money available - which they do.

So it appears that truth is really stranger than fiction. These folks will always give me a subject for my blog. G swears he is going to write a book about them, and I haven't even begun to disclose the idiocy of their actions. My, my.

Peace be with you (and Daughter too)

7 comments:

Susan said...

My SIL was laid off a few years ago and hasn't had steady employment since. I've had to help their family out, but they got rid of their cable, their Internet service and everything else unnecessary before they would accept any help, which is exactly what any family should do.

yellowdoggranny said...

I'm with susan on this one..

Judy said...

Nervy to say the least. I have been in dire straits before and I have NEVER asked my children for any monetary help. I just wouldn't do it. They must realize they can't afford cable and internet service, but as long as the kids will pay, the parents will continue to live that way. The kids need to try some "tough love" on the parents.

Grandma K said...

All of you have the same reaction as everyone who hears this! The additional pressure is that the three siblings get really angry that Daughter and SIL don't just give the money. I suggested, and they also thought of it, to just flat treat them like children and give them "x" amount per month. Then there really cannot be pressure (I'm so sure of that one!)

My son became the only bread winner for the family. What was one of the first things to go - cable. Internet didn't have to go because he works for AT&T. But if it were necessary - it would be gone!

Cheyenne said...

There was a time, long ago, when my daughter was only 8 and we lived in an apartment and I lost my job. That was my only income. I did not beg borrow or steal. I did not go to my parents and ask for money. I got on unemployment and then through the government I learned how to drive tractor/trailer and by the last week of that I had found another job. So you see, there are other ways of doing thin gs rather than the easy way out by asking relation for money. That stinks.

Jenn Jilks said...

Hard enough trying to support kids, then parents? Talk about a sandwich generation. Oh me oh my. What a reversal.


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Jeanette said...

It galls me the people that just expect handouts!