Sunday, February 5, 2012

Am I unreasonable to expect my parents to leave my 20yo brother home alone to come visit me after I give birth

So, my parents were going to come visit us immediately after our first baby is born (due late August), but now my mom says that they won't be coming until fall break (mid Oct) because my mom doesn't want to come for just a week but rather for 2 weeks and she doesn't want to leave my 20yo brother home alone for 2 weeks because he's got PDD-NOS (kinda like Asperger's). He's been home alone for 4-5 days in a row before and did fine, so I don't really see what the problem is with 2 weeks. He goes to an autism center during the daytime 5 days a week, so he gets plenty of social interaction... He knows how to go to the store and he can cook come meals for himself. His IQ is 130+. They've got a computer with internet and a tv and he knows how to go to the library alone so he can get all the entertainment he wants. He rarely ever gets in trouble. He used to get in trouble at school when he was 12-13, but he's 20 now and afaik he's been doing fine. To be continued...Am I unreasonable to expect my parents to leave my 20yo brother home alone to come visit me after I give birth
well, i can see both sides of it. i can see how you would want your parents to be there and give you advice and help out with the first baby. however i can also see their side too. it would be hard to leave your brother on his own for that long. he could have some problems with your parents leaving him or they might not want to. i could be hard for them to make sure that he is bathing himself and taking care of things. maybe you should suggest for them to have someone just look in on him to help our or he could stay with a friend for the time. is there a reason as to why he can't come with them? you could be hormonal but i think that it is reasonable to want your mom there with you. maybe talk to your mother and see what you guys can figure out with this. hope this helpsAm I unreasonable to expect my parents to leave my 20yo brother home alone to come visit me after I give birth
once you become a mother you will understand your mother. perhaps you should employ someone to help if you are only interested in practical help.id say you are the one who doesn't like not being centre of things.

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