Originally Posted by
Melaine
Also, I think they have done a lot of the stuff I would advise them to. My MIL sold all her jewelry beyond her wedding ring, for example. They wanted to sell some crystal and china on ebay and I encouraged them to pursue that option but I also know factually that most of that stuff has zero value.
I would talk to your ILs about reaching out to all their children for help. No one wants to hear after they have passed that their parents were struggling and didn’t say anything. If you are comfortable doing this, you could approach your ILs about telling all the kids what is going on and asking what the kids can do to help. Now is a time for humility for your IL’s as uncomfortable as that can be.
And even though one child is estranged, maybe he’s been considering reaching out to his parents now that they are getting older. Maybe helping his parents could be the excuse to mend fences. The Lord works in mysterious ways. You don’t risk anything by asking them for help.
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