Dear GhanaWeb,

My sister-in-law has been living in my home with her two sons for the past six months.

Her husband left her, but I don’t know why. My husband isn’t willing to tell me the reason he chased her and the kids out. I suspect he’s protecting her because she’s his sister.

I try not to mind, but her presence has brought constant tension into my life. I genuinely don’t want her around. She shares information from our home and gets my mother-in-law involved, who then calls me to confront me about various things.

Her children are not well-behaved, and they’re influencing mine negatively. When I complain, my husband gets angry with me.

She seems completely unbothered. She doesn’t work and, while she doesn’t ask me for money, she and her children eat from what I cook, morning, afternoon, and evening, all funded by the money my husband gives me for the household.

What’s worse is that even after I return from work, I still have to cook and handle the chores, while she does nothing.

One time, I asked her to cook, and she went straight to my mother-in-law to complain that I was ordering her around the house. There's honestly so much going on.

My husband remains neutral in all of this. He provides for her children, pays their fees and gives them pocket money. Their father used to be very responsible, so I don’t understand why everything changed so drastically and he sent her away.

I’ve asked my husband about the situation, and all he’s told me is that they’re “divorced forever.”

Now, she’s living here with no sign of leaving. She’s constantly stressing me out, and I no longer have peace or breathing space in my own home.
Whenever I argue with my husband, she interferes. Even when I discipline my children, she steps in and accuses me of blaming her for their behavior.

This is getting out of hand. I no longer feel comfortable in my own house. It feels like she’s here just to monitor every move I make.

What can I do to get her to leave? How can I convince my husband to ask her to go stay with their mother or somewhere else? I truly need help.

FG/EB


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