Stressed woman struggles to celebrate SIL’s newborn baby after having her family move in “temporarily” due to financial trouble, but nearly two years later, they’ve remained rent-free with no exit plan: ‘It was supposed to be ‘just a few months’ – FAIL Blog

There’s no easy way to set boundaries with family, yet sometimes it’s unavoidable. All you can do is hope that those boundaries don’t create a lasting rift. Still, it’s far better to take the long way around a burnt bridge than to fall straight through it.

We recommend that this couple speak openly with the sister-in-law and her husband and work together to find the appropriate living solution. A cooperative approach is more likely to feel supportive rather than forceful, but after two years of a dependent living arrangement, something clearly needs to change, and soon.