A Jesusfreaks tales of farm life with soon to be Six kids

[Baymule]

You have overbearing parents. They are irresponsible and want to take over and run your life. Right now, shout NO. Scare the dog, kids, husband, but do it. Shout NO. Flat out tell them that they can't move in with you, there is no room, your house is small. And yes, grow some backbone and tell them that they cannot work for you, you have a no friends or family policy and you are sticking to it. If they get their feelings hurt, so be it. Maybe they'll be mad enough that they won't try to move in on you. Once they move in, you will never get them out. Is that what you really want? How long would you put up with your mom correcting your kids? You have to put your foot down and stop this. The sooner the better.

 

[Bruce]

And there you have Baymule's backbone - borrow it.

Well they called her back to tell her they closing down the office now what...

You tell them to "shelter in place" so they don't potentially spread or get the virus.

I think of letting him handle it since he started this nonsense but at the same time I feel bad about it.

I think NOT! You've already said he has a big heart. I can't see him telling them the door is closed if it is up to him. He needs to think with his head, not his heart.

I cannot imagine burdening my sons with worry about us.

And that is the difference between some people and others. I guess maybe I am lucky in that no one in my family or DW's has ever been financially irresponsible.

 

[promiseacres]

I have to agree you and the kids come first,, mental health included. Have a REAL conversation with your DH that you cannot handle your parents moving in. From someone who tried to help her crazy Mom... just don't do it. As heartbreaking as it is to say no in this case it will only bring more heartache if they do move in.

 

[Jesusfreak101]

When you live on a farm you get visitors and then your kids want to keep them for pets. The kids are trying to talk us into keeping this small turtle whatever kind it is. Not a red ear so not sure what it is so researching it. While dh and I think about it.

 

[thistlebloom]

Oh yeah, everything's adoptable! Lol
My kids had a pet gopher for a few weeks. Took everything I had to not SSS him, haha. They eventually released him and I fervently hoped our cats ate him.

 

[Jesusfreak101]

Lol ain't that the truth lol thats funny i never thought of a gopher for a pet lol. If we keep it its gonna have a large pen outside i refuse to bring it in the house. We already have two Texas toads inside, and a 55 gallon fish take, a 10 gallon tank and a 20 gallon tank both of those are currently empty.

 

[thistlebloom]

My boys had pet toads also . They had to earn money to buy crickets to feed them. At least I think that's who they fed the crickets to. They had every legal creature for a pet at some time or another.

 

[Bruce]

Looks like a turtle alright
What does it's tail look like and where did they find it?

 

[Jesusfreak101]

On the tail i don't know. To me it looks like a yellow mud turtle. Lol thistle he just goes and catches bugs out in the yard every day for the things. Some times he buys crickets but not all that often probably would if we lived closer to a store that sold them.

 

[Jesusfreak101]

Dh is setting up one of the small tanks for the turtle until we get a yard built for it yay one more thing to feed bugs to . More to catch its a good thing we don't get snow lol.