Grannie G said:His family sound so much like outsiders, who want to show they are insiders, by the special conversations, only they seem to have.
As usual, Sylvia really sounds like she hit the nail firmly on the head.
Dear Daisy
I'm sorry things are so hard at the moment. Please try to make sure that you are taking care of yourself. That you're getting enough sleep, excercise, food, and perhaps most importantly, personal time. It can be very hard to do those things when someone is in hospital, particularly when you've got in-laws like yours: I'm sure you feel pressured to be there as much as possible. Look at it this was: you could be there 24/7 and they'd still be in their own little world, and it wouldn't make a blind bit of difference, so to use an expression, you might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
Love
Jennifer