Originally Posted by
cynical one 
I'm not defending her behavior whatsoever.
But, if your husband knows the step dad has these pills and goes to his mom saying he is in horrible pain with big ole crocodile tears running down his face, and swears that he needs them so he can (fill in the blank) work, walk, not be in pain, etc., and that pills have never been an issue, only booze, it would be hard for a naïve mother to say no.
I can totally see this because my AS has had legitimate pain issues at times so it really did blur the lines. We didn't know if he was taking legal, illegal or just too many legal ones or some of both. A real mess. He also did the 'booze is okay cause it is the pills that I am addicted to' spiel at one point also.
Kari