My MIL lived with us for 3 years. I was primarily her caretaker insofar as day to day. My hubby is an only child.
We spent the better part of the 3 years disagreeing over a lot of the little things, such as how to get her involved with/in anything. It's very stressful and can be draining in many ways. I feel for you.
I don't know if it was any easier that my dh was an only child but I can tell you that I wished he did have siblings to share in some of the care (I would like to think it would have been so). |