Dear Queenie,
I’m married with a couple of small children and these days we have a lot of money problems. My mother-in-law, who is very well-off, does things to help us out and I mow her lawn and clip her hedges every week, but she never offers to help us out with our money problems the way my family does even though they are not so well-off and have problems of their own.
Queenie, do you think this is fair?—Angry son-in-law
Dear Son-in-law,
No, it is not fair, but I doubt that your mother-in-law is a mind-reader. Have you talked to her about all this? If not, you should do so. And if she still does not give you any help, perhaps you should try to get a part-time job for the additional income.
And if this leaves you with no time to mow her lawn and clip her hedges, that is her problem, not yours.
