By Vast-Material3254 • Score: 1 • April 16, 2025 4:45 AM
I don’t even know where to start. About a year ago, right after my husband and I moved to a new apartment to be closer to his work, we found out he was going to be moved to a new facility which was an hour and half in the opposite direction of where we moved. We tried to make things work, but it was rough. We also had a traumatic year, we unexpectedly lost our dog, then our young daughter was hospitalized 2 weeks later. To top it off I lost my grandmother a month after that. So when my dad offered us an opportunity to move into the townhouse he owned which was only 10 minutes from my husbands new job, we thought maybe it was the good luck we needed. My dad and step mom split their time between the east and west coast. They told us that due to some financial matters they were being put in a difficult position where they would need to either sell or rent their west coast home and they would be spending more time on the east coast. We were being approached as if we would be doing them a favor in a sense bc if we rented the house they would still have a place to stay when they came to visit and they could spend time with our daughter (their granddaughter). In return, they would rent to us for the same price as our old apartment (which I will admit is cheaper than other comparable rentals in the area). Everything sounded great. Fast forward to us moving into the house, most of the furnishings including art, etc are still in the house. They leave their car here in the garage making it difficult to park our car in the garage bc it’s too tight with a car seat. Okay. Then they say they’re going to be coming out for the holidays. Cool. I figure they’ll stay for a month. During this time I find out I’m pregnant. They have now delayed their departure until baby arrives to help out. Wonderful! But today (the day before I’m supposed to be induced) they drop the bomb that they actually might be staying indefinitely bc my dad has taken a new job here….to make matters more complicated my parents are divorced. My mom was planning to come visit to help out when baby was born once my dad and step mom left (they originally said May). Now idk where my mom will stay if she comes. They don’t get along. I’ve always been in the middle of my parents and it feels tense. I can’t help but feel like my husband and I were misled into moving in and helping my dad pay to keep his lifestyle. To be clear had we been told that we were going to be “roommates” we would never have moved in. My husband and I have lived on our own for many years and while it’s nice to be around family we like to have our own space. I not only feel like we were lied to but also now feel guilty for being annoyed about the situation. Like am I just being an ungrateful a**hole or is my annoyance/frustration justified?
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