My husband wants to give my homophobic father-in-law money, but I do NOT want to help him. Am I being a jerk?
Hi Jake,My father-in-law is a homophobic jerk who has treated my husband (his son) like dirt his entire life.
Not only was he really hard on him as a kid, but after my husband came out, he didn’t talk to him for six years. When they finally patched things up, he would still make rude and disparaging remarks about his “lifestyle”, our marriage, and LGBTQ+ people in general.
To this day, he won’t say more than three words to me when we’re in a room together.Now, he’s getting older (mid 70s) and struggling with finances since he never did a good job saving.
He recently sent an email asking my husband and me for help covering some of his living expenses. His rent is going up and he’s having trouble affording things like his cellphone, gas, and groceries.
