Living with my in-laws...

Living with my in-laws...
Dec 5, 2008 1:18 pm219 Views
Well to say the least, it was interesting, The Meteor's parents are truly wonderfully amazing people. Kind. Generous. Non-judgmental. But that house was fucking crazy. When the Meteor and I moved in, living there were his parents, his older sister, and her three children (all between the ages of 10 and 13). They had a cat.... and we had our two dogs. Right off the bat, there was contention because of the cat and the dogs. Then there was the issue of organizing everyone's schedule. I wanted to help with housework and whatnot... but it seemed that no matter what, Mommy Meteor would go right behind me. So I gave up on that. I had tried to find a job... and that wasn't panning out as I'd hoped. When the holidays came around, especially after the Meteor came home that night in November, high on god knows what, I thought it best if we started trying to find a way to move out. After all, we still had the severance money from the military, we could put a down payment on a house... or pay a few months rent somewhere. The opportunity rose at the Christmas Dinner table. (I barely saw my family, and they only lived about 30 minutes away... it was easier to concede once again, than to argue.) The Meteor's uncle lived in Pennsylvania on five acres. He offered for us to rent one of the apartments from him. There were two on the property, and one of them was vacant. It seemed too good to be true.We could regain our independence, and perhaps focus on our relationship with out interruptions from family, even though his uncle lived in the main house, it wasn't as though we were all under the same roof. We decided that we would begin to move in right away. I could look for a job in Pennsylvania, and the VA would be closer for him, and it wouldn't be too far from family, only about two hours. Things would be great!! I was very optimistic.