I was told instead of looking for Broadway shows I should be looking for a job

As a mother and mother-in-law, I keep my mouth shut unless asked for my opinion.

I agree with you that you can't find a job for your husband as you can't speak for him nor can you decide for him what he wants to do. You are missing out on the fun of working outside the house. I have a wonderful time working outside my home each day I go to work. Yesterday was one of those days where I was able to interact with some wonderful people. I work in an antique mall a half day a week to augment my disability income. (I'm 66 and was injured on the job when I was 32..my right hand was seriously torn up and my neck had several discs ruptured and herniated so I cannot lift anything too heavy or risk being wheel chair bound for the rest of my life). So the owner of the shop has me come in and work serving customers and pays me under the table. Yesterday I got to help a woman old enough to be my grandmother. She had a coughing fit and I was able to help her through it with water and comfort and able to help her to a chair. I talked to her and told her tails of my youth. She soon recovered and her daughter came and thanked me with many hugs for taking care of her mother. Later a man was buying things to decorate his man cave. He was a well muscled tanned gentleman with gorgeous blue eyes. I had been wrapping the customer before the gentleman's purchases. She had many beautiful items including strings of rose quartz and a beautiful blue stone. I couldn't resist, I went to the gentleman and asked if the rose quartz were his. I held them up to his neck and said how beautiful they would be when he wore them in his man cave...they would bring out his tan and his beautiful blue eyes. He promptly joined in on the fun and the lady who was buying the strings of beads joined in we had a wonderful time laughing. In a way in made me miss working full time. Unfortunately it's an impossibility for me because of the injuries and the arthritis in my legs. I can't stand for the hours at a full time job. I would gladly trade bodies with you so I could work full time again....It's a wonderful thing to do, you can have so much fun, make new friends, make money and still see the Broadway shows you enjoy so much.

As a FIL to my two daughters husbands I am supportive and let them live their lives. Of course, I'm there to help when they want my help and ask for my advice advice.

Oh ouch! Hate when that happens---we all move through our own lives as we choose--advice, especially unsolicited advice, just sucks

May be you talk about the Broadway shows and never mention that you searched for a job. So they assume you do nothing to search for a job.

You can definitely look for a job for yourself

Maybe because you talk about Broadway shows in conversation they think you spend all your time on them. You are right in that it takes minutes to see what's on and picking a date.

I must apologize for the person that said that to you. I would never impose my opinions on someone like that.