Wife's cousin is not welcome in the rest of their family because he's an arse who has never made an effort to be even remotely nice/civil. But my wife is very forgiving and inclusive and is the only one who talks to him besides his parents (who don't like him much either).
So he showed up with 2 hours notice last week. He then stated "I will stay until Wednesday" without asking if it was OK. Sheesh.
He does try hard to be on his best behavior around her. He doesn't want to burn the bridge to the last relative (my wife) who is willing to talk to him.
My wife is recovering from a spinal operation last year, so I have to do all the cooking and cleaning. Her cousin happily sat there while I waited on her AND him. Grrrrr. He never washed a single dish or helped prepare any food, set the table or food trays, etc.. I grilled out 5 out of the 7 days he was here, but he never did anything to help. He could've emptied out the old briquettes, prepared the chimney starter with new coals, paper.
My wife says: "he doesn't help with stuff like that. His parents do it." He still lives at home with his parents (200 miles away) even though he's 45 years old. It boggles the mind. Even a 10 year old kid has household chores to do -- washing the dishes, setting the table, etc..
So he showed up with 2 hours notice last week. He then stated "I will stay until Wednesday" without asking if it was OK. Sheesh.
He does try hard to be on his best behavior around her. He doesn't want to burn the bridge to the last relative (my wife) who is willing to talk to him.
My wife is recovering from a spinal operation last year, so I have to do all the cooking and cleaning. Her cousin happily sat there while I waited on her AND him. Grrrrr. He never washed a single dish or helped prepare any food, set the table or food trays, etc.. I grilled out 5 out of the 7 days he was here, but he never did anything to help. He could've emptied out the old briquettes, prepared the chimney starter with new coals, paper.
My wife says: "he doesn't help with stuff like that. His parents do it." He still lives at home with his parents (200 miles away) even though he's 45 years old. It boggles the mind. Even a 10 year old kid has household chores to do -- washing the dishes, setting the table, etc..