That's great Cody... it might be that he's feeling that his relationship is being accepted more now by you and his sister, and doesn't feel like he's being judged...that's got to be good for him and you ..I'm glad you don't feel like you're losing him...
Pictures even! Things are looking up for all of you @Cody Fousnaugh. Happy to hear your good news and thanks for sharing it with all of us.
Update Time: Well, BIL (wife's brother) is doing quite well. Talked to him for a few minutes last Saturday and he was grocery shopping with her. He told me they had dinner at her one of her kids house on Friday night. This "old boy" has really changed and seems to be extremely happy living with his old girlfriend. One thing for sure, her family sure likes him. I told my wife, "I'll bet her kids call him "dad" and the grandkids call him "grandpa". We are very happy the way things are going for him. We just hope it continues. He's been living with her for four months now.
Good news! My grandsons really liked my ex but didn't call him grandpa but probably thought of him as that ...my grandsons didn't really get to know my husband..the oldest was 5 when he died and his brother was 6 months old. The youngest 3 weren't even born yet.
Just to give another Update here: Things seem to be going fine with BIL and his old girlfriend. One thing he sure wasn't use to was the snow that has hit the area a couple of times since he's been with her. Appears he's getting bored sitting at home while she is at her daughter's babysitting her grandson. He went to a Job Fair this week, applied at a couple of places, but..........no word yet. We think his problem will be the VERY lack of computer skills. He didn't like using the computer at his last job and definitely is a "hunt and peck" type person on the keyboard. Today, "hunt and peck" just doesn't cut it for using a computer for a job. And, he told me that she wants him to get a hearing test. Looks as if she is saying things to him and he keeps saying "what did you say?" to her. She does let him drink his beer while watching NASCAR, that she absolutely has no interest in. Now, if she would only let him drink his Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum, he'd be even more happy.
''Hunt and Peck'' I've not heard of that phrase before, but it's very apt for those who type with one finger..lol... Unfortunately these days almost everyone, even labouring jobs , warehouse pickers, and shop workers have to have a basic knowledge of computers. is there no chance of him finding work driving or something where he wouldn't necessarily need computer skills?
Possibly his age, 67 and lack of experience could be hindering him in finding a job. The old OJT aka "on the job training", doesn't exist nearly as much today as it did years ago. Don't really know what kind of problem, or problems, he's having finding a part-time job, but if he applying places and not getting any calls for interviews, something is definitely wrong.
I can't imagine looking for a job at 67, but the last time I actually had to look for a job was in the 1970s, and that didn't take very long. Pretty much, one job just led to offers for another, but I can't imagine that happening at 67, other than online.
I totally agree @Ken Anderson , trying to find a job at 67 although possible, has got to be very difficult... There's masses of people with degrees and years of experience , unemployed having been made redundant , who are pushing supermarket trolleys and other menial jobs simply because there's nothing else available to them, shockingly.. years ago people who retired had lots of opportunities if they so chose, to take on a little part-time job after retirement to supplement their income...but these days are very different.. So many of those little part-time jobs are now filled by volunteers..
Actually, not at Home Depot or Lowe's. We talked to an older guy who was a retired computer tech and working on the floor at Home Depot. We have noticed some other "older" employee's at Home Depot as well as Lowe's. There are also a number of older, and retired, cashiers at Walmart. Talked to one on Saturday. Sometimes I think it just can depend on where a person lives. Where we are looking to move, Loveland, Colorado, the population is a little more of retired Seniors rather than young folks. Loveland isn't like Denver and it's metro area, where many, many more of the nicer/high paying jobs are that the younger generation is looking for. At age 68, my wife had a new job within a month of getting laid-off from her previous job where she had worked for 5 years. Of course, 5 years at a job today is a long time, compared to 5 years on-the-job years ago when 10 years and up was a long time. With her experience and college degree's, even though the degree's were almost 20 years old, she got a salary high that she even requested. We were both stunned, but happy.
A lot old jobs are filled by seniors because the younger generation will turn them down because of the pay or duties, etc. Seniors are more willing to take them just to be busy.