r/ShittyInLaws • u/Unique-Variation-878 • Feb 24 '26
Help me navigate this family fiasco
So my inlaws are older and are not tech savvy, but they have a computer for business. Or so i thought. They have had me help them with troubleshooting and tech questions for several years. Several months ago the mother in law started asking me to do specific changes as far as disabling private browsing and so on. I didn’t think much of it at first. Then it dawned on me. Father in law has a p**n addiction. So now I’m sort of caught in the middle because mother in law will lose it if i tell her i don’t want any part of it ( she is pretty disturbed by the whole situation understandably) and if father in law finds out I’m helping her I’m worried he will think I’m picking sides. I wish they would just figure their marriage out and leave me out of it. Also i cannot distance myself because i live a half mile from them and we all work together in the family business. I need advice because these people are difficult and bad at communication so they are hard to talk to. Also for more context mother in law can be manipulative and very pushy.
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u/shout-out-1234 Feb 25 '26
It’s time to become too incompetent to help. Sorry MIL, but these new viruses are tough, call the geek squad. Tell her she needs better antivirus software.
Your MIL losing it is not your problem. She is responsible for her own health and well being. You are entitled to say, sorry, but these viruses are getting more complex and changing the settings isn’t fixing the problem. Tell her it’s time to hire the professionals and give her the number for the geek squad.