My (step) father-in-law.
We spent a few days up visiting as Mother in Law has been ill and it seems with every visit he gets more and more disagreeable. For many years I have avoided watching TV with him as I couldn't bear to listen to him moan, complain and criticise but now it has reached a point where I try to avoid any kind of contact or conversation with him because all he does is find fault and bitterness in everything.
We make allowances as he is getting on in years despite having his health, family around him, a home, a car and a decent enough income he seems incapable of finding any good in anyone or anything ( apart from God/The Church).
An unpleasant man who leaves me exhausted, depressed and slightly angry each time I see him.
JP1234 - An ex bf's dad was just like that. Interestingly he was mad for the church as well.
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That reminds me of this (very) short story by Somerset Maugham: [broken link removed].I have an uncle like that - he has basically been talking about his heart problems for 40 years. He lives in the US. The heart problem started in his 40s and my entire childhood was spent praying for him and his heart problem and that he could die at any minute and it was so difficult for him, travel was very draining, would he EVER see the old sod again????? Fast forward 40 years and he still visits Ireland every 2 or 3 years, in his 80s now and as hale and hearty as ever. He has outlived his wife who spent most of 40 years 'minding' him, and a lot of his friends.
those who find fault in everything,who drain those around them..
The problem is, when this person is a parent or family member.We have a friend like this. After 7 years of this my husband is now trying to cut him out of our lives.
My grandmother commented to a friend of hers one day in the middle of June what beautiful weather they were having. The friend responded bitterly saying that it was no good as the days would be getting shorter very soon.
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