Lisa99
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Given that decision, I don't understand why Lisa felt obligated to take time off work to pack it up for SIL, who could have done it herself or hired a moving company.
What's done us done. Next time FIL needs help, it would be perfectly reasonable to refer him to SIL. In fact, it might be worth communicating this to FIL in a very polite way before the situation arises.
I took off work because I didn't want DH to have to deal with it alone. SIL has a long history of extreme laziness so there was little reasonable expectation that she'd act different this time.
And true, what's done is done. She's shown that she can't be counted on to help, even in a time like this, so I will have zero expectation in the future. We'll continue to help FIL with whatever he needs and will just come here to vent on occasion.
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