“My MIL is batsh*t crazy, and every time my FIL leaves the house without her express permission she dials 911 knowing full well they HAVE to take her away in the ambulance.”
Sounds like she needs to be placed in assisted living, or turn her phone off.....
No joke, we’ve (wife’s family) have tried to get her committed several times, she knows exactly how to keep from going in.
My FIL is very old school though, what would the neighbors think of they got a divorce? Plus he is so cheap all he sees is the money side of it I think, even my wife says they should have been divorced back in the late 60’s.
Haven’t found a Dr. that will write it up for us either, even after the infamous Christmas eve suicide threat/attempt with a Daisy Red Ryder bb gun.
(even my wife looks back on that incident and agrees it would have taken a whole lot of commitment on her part to pull that one off...)
Actually, psychotherapy is cheaper and better, and the MIL will be less likely to call the law firm of Dewey Screwem and Howe—and make the MIL pay the bill out of her budget as part of her therapy-believe me, that works.
Putting a person where they do not want to be should not be done with people who are not a danger to others-it is cruel, expensive, and it can get you sued-lawyers like to make money, too. I was a case manager for years-I’ve seen REAL crazy people, so I’m saying that...