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I got married to a Polish wife; Polish family advice needed [45]
Do you love your wife? If you do and her parents truly need help you should help them. Sure is could be nonsense...but it could also be people in a bad way. your wife could have been embarrassed to tell you.(ah just read your later post where you said that...)
This is not about Polish, English or whatever...this is about the family of who is supposed to be the most important person in your life. I am shocked you have to ask if you SHOULD help. Re-education at 60 ain't gonna happen. Marriage is a PARTNERSHIP and at some point you WILL need something from your wife...then what if you don't help her. Plus unless things are very tight for you...50 pounds a month max is not that much.
It is easy to judge people when you are healthy and when things are ok for you. When you are older and have problems I promise you will look at the world differently. When I was young and knew everything I had the attitude that "people should just get off their ass and work!" but as I have matured and seen life all over the world I know now it is not that simple.
You have the right to help or not help...but you do not have the right to judge them nor do any of the know it all posters here.
Those of you that say cut them off...when you need help in the future you should not accept any help from anyone ever...that would only the fair right?
Gunners you seem like a good guy or you would not even be torn over this...you'd just say screw it. I think you will do the right thing and help some old folks out.