I have posted here before about other issues regarding my MIL and I have another doozy about grocery shopping. When we first moved in together, we all shared grocery expenses right before she retired. She told us she was going to buy and cook her own food from then on. This week she asked my husband if she could ride along with us to Walmart as we were going to pick up a few things so she came with us and we did our separate shopping trips my husband and I used self-check-out and she went to a regular check out, as we were leaving the store she says, I can't believe neither the person who checked me out and the greater here aren't very good at their job so we asked her why she thought that, what came out of her mouth next stunned me speechless, she said she didn't pay for the 12 pk of MT Dew she had down on the bottom of her cart and the person who checked her out didn't notice it was there and she didn't say anything.ls She also admitted that it is not the first time and she has done it with other things she puts down there sometimes too, at this point we are at our car loading groceries she mentioned and threw out a $ amount of 40 dollars that she has SHOP LIFTED from the Walmart that my husband works for as a part-time job and both of her grandkids are trying to get a job at. I am at a loss we didn't address it at the time, but I know we need to soon. I am at the end of my rope AGAIN!
I mean really....do you not think that if Walmart discovered your MIL's shoplifting and knew that she lives with you and that you were aware of it and did nothing, that they would keep you as employees? I highly doubt it.
Instead what you should be doing is dragging your MIL's a$$ back to Walmart with the things that she's stolen and make her pay for the items, and make her apologize.
Until that happens, she will continue to be the thief that she is and jeopardize both you and your husbands jobs.
MIL raised your husband/wife? What clues had they that this is considered "normal" in the family? Because if there is/was none, then it's time for some testing for dementia.
In any case, it's time for a sit-down with you, spouse, and MIL.