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My husbands parents back in march asked him if they could borrow money. They borrowed $400 from us and told us they would pay us back the beggining of April. We need to get our roof redone and were saving up for it. My husband finds it hard to say no to his parents when they are in need and we have the money, even if it is money we have put away for something as important as a new roof, which needs to be done before winter, it leaked some last winter! He told his mom that we needed the money back because it was from our roof fund. Well now it is September, still not a cent paid back, nothing mentioned about it and I just need to sit back and hold my tongue. My husband and I have fought about it and he says don't worry about it he will worry about it. He also went and bought a new laptop out of our roof fund and I wonder how in the world are we gonna get this roof done! Has something like this ever happened to anyone else? Its really hard to deal with people who borrow money and don't pay you back especially when they know you need it. Grrr.