How do you deal with wacky in-laws?

Question

I have some that have been obsessed with the "end of the world" as long as I have known them. (13 years) Luckily they live in a different state. We got a call in the middle of the night telling us to get out of bed and pull all of our money out of the bank. Told us to hide it in our house. Now how do you do this at two am? Every birthday or Xmas they give us survival goodies. I remember back at Y2K they made us come to see them. We all set locked in the basement watching the clock count down. 3 2 1,...... wow, nothing happened. After sitting for a wile I told them I was going to go to the rest room. They wanted me to use a camping port-a-pot in the corner. After I discovered the door was pad locked I about came unglued. They had to send the men up to check things out first, WITH GUNS. Wow, the power was still on, the radio and tv worked, look we still have water. Then I found out they had a well drilled, they were not on city water..... Pack the kids up, we are going home tomorrow, I said. They talked me in to staying for the rest of the trip. You don't talk about the predictions that did not come true. Now they want us to come straight to them. What about work, the kids school I ask. I am told that we are all going to be under marshal law in the next few weeks. See, our President is going to get killed soon. We were told this predictions years ago but nothing has happened, like normal. Time is running out so it must be in the next few weeks we are told..I guess I am just going to have to put my foot down. How do you deal with wacky in-laws?

Answer 1

Well, it sounds like these people definitely have some strange issues.

Most of our relatives have some quirks but this is pretty extreme. I think it is time to sit down and have an "I love you but..." talk where you express that you love them but you don't agree with allot of their predictions and choices and you and your family will not be part of those things.

It is very important to set those limits and to keep them. Make sure your husband is on board and think what you are willing to do to compromise.

Answer 2

You had better put your foot down. They are fanatical about their beliefs. Believe me they can get pretty dangerous, there have been famous cases about people who have done just what these people are dong, and have even killed in order to protect their misquided beliefs. So make sure you stay away from them and keep your family away. If your husband or wife, don' listen, give em an ulitimatum. It is a hightly dangerous situation, not just wacky, not when the GUNS come out.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I would just not interact with them. It isn't healthy for you or your family to be around this type of behavior. You dont enjoy it so why do you do it? Let your husband know that you choose not to interact anymore and tell him why. Let him , if he wants to....and don't get upset about it. But if it bothers you this much just don't.



Life is too short to spend it doing things we aren't comfortable doing!

Answer 5

just tell them