MIL and FIL are divorced, but both of them are of the opinion that their children owe them for raising them. And neither has any problem bringing this up and trying to reinforce it. Until recently, my DH ACTUALLY believed it. His dad will continuosly guilt trip him for "not calling enough" (apparently his phone only works one way). The latest is that he got all butthurt because we didn't e-mail him pictures of my DH's promotion pinning ceremony that we put up on Facebook. He literally thinks we need to e-mail him pictures of everything. So today he finally joined facebook so that he doesn't feel "left out by his children who don't bother to keep him informed in their lives".
MIL is another story. She can't pay her bills because she spends her money on QVC and Panera Bread, so she expects SIL to pay her bills for her when she can't. She also expects to be taken out to fancy restaurants for all birthdays/holidays and has never once paid a dime.
So what's the deal? They're in their 60's. My parents are in their 50's and are not like this AT ALL. Is this a generational thing or are they just completely out of touch. I tend to think it's the latter because they drive me insane.