A stepfather housed his wife's three adult children, their partners and grandchildren, and a 3-year-old grandchild after the death of a fourth child, totaling nine people. He evicted all of them after concluding they preferred being cared for rather than becoming self-sufficient, creating deep family conflict. He then severed ties with his wife's family and refused to attend family events. The house is also the wife's home, and unilateral eviction decisions can create significant marital strain. Joint decision-making, increased communication, compromise, and efforts to reduce animosity are necessary to protect the marriage.
My first question is, where is your wife in all of this? I don't know the financial setup of your marriage, of course, but the home you live in is also her home so one would think that she gets a say in who gets to live there and who gets evicted, particularly if they're her own children. And maybe there was more joint discussion about the adult children not contributing enough to the household nine is a lot of people
But your wife is your family, and so her family is your family. Refusing to engage with them puts her in an impossible position. Who is she supposed to choose? You don't have to let them live with you, but more conversation will be helpful here. Getting into the habit of making joint decisions with your wife, even if it requires more compromise than you'd ideally like, will help your marriage.
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