Struggling with FIL
I simply don’t like my FIL. He weirds me out and down right annoys me.
First, his actual behavior, and then, his history:
He’s so JOLLY and always wants to help. He also frequently tries to join or initiate conversation and says things that don’t make sense. He also doesn’t have a life (ie friends or hobbies) and I find that lame. He has a very low paying job which is good. I end up often not making eye contact or engaging when he says any weird things.
About 20 years ago, he embezzled money from his company and lost all of his family’s money and wealth. He also became a criminal and can no longer work in his former industry. My FIL and MIL somehow stayed together and are now going to be financially insecure unless my husband can support them. My husband has been fully on his own financially since he was a teen and this likely contributed to a ton of his attitudes on work/money today (ie workaholism).
No one in the family really talked much about the incident with the kids. And the fact that my FIL is so chipper and never acknowledges this giant elephant in the room freaks me out.
Am I over reacting? I just cannot stand this man (FIL). Everything about him bothers me. And let’s say I’m over reacting, how do I stop feeling this way?
My husband wants me to visit my FIL with our family this summer for a milestone birthday and I am dreading dreading it.