August 2nd, 2010 | 
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My new in laws are addicted to weed total alcaholics and the grandmother abuses prescription meds and sleeping pills while drinking heavily. I married my wife and have a step son now we decided to pull him away totally and have no contact. My wife is suffering separation Anxiety but my son seems to be doing fne. did we do the right thing? should we continue this separation? and also she and my new son lived with these people for 5 the childs whole life. he is 6 years and autistic
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you did the right thing , leave it that way until they all sober up , protect whats yours
If they are that bad why did she live there for 5 yrs you should think about how old they are and how would your wife feel if they pass away without having contact again.
One of best people I knew growing up was an old lady who drank every day but her house was spotless, her children always fed and she looked out for the neighbourhood kids as well.
That is pretty hard on your wife to be separated from her family but it sounds like she is use to the dysfunctional household. That a difficult call because you have a child and all kids are impressive. Maybe you’ll can visit for a half an hour first to see if you are comfortable with the situation (talk to her about the time limit firsthand) because if she is having anxiety about not seeing her family she will blame you at the end and that in itself can become a problem. Maybe you can find another couple to hang out with or do something fun each week as a family.