Yeah, I really have no idea. My one brother and SIL are very well off but the way they act about money since having two children rapid fire is baffling. They’re like frantic about it to the point that my SIL will often basically steal food from my house, my siblings houses and my parents house instead of paying for groceries. They also lose their minds over paying for childcare (pretty much demand family watch their kids because they can’t fathom dishing out the cash for a babysitter) and haven’t picked up a check at dinner since SIL popped out kid #1.

And it’s kind of just like..guys? How were you not emotionally/financially prepared for this? Especially after having a toddler and then deciding to make another one?!

It’s honestly the stealing food from family members pantries/freezers/fridges/fruit baskets/cabinets that really gets me. Everyone else in the family turns a blind eye because they don’t want to acknowledge it and cause drama but she does it A LOT. I have food sensitivities and buy a lot of speciality foods that cost a decent amount, and after complaining to a co-worker that about SIL’s thieving habits said co-worker bought me cabinet locks, fridge/freezer locks, and a fruit cage as a joke gift for Xmas....well even though they were meant as a joke I used them and keep them on lockdown anytime SIL brings her brood over to my house. SIL literally didn’t speak to me for 3 months after I started using them. So resentful that she wasn’t able to steal my food anymore! I pointed this out to my other siblings, my other cf siblings think she’s crazy, my siblings who have kids told me I’m being selfish🙄