Huh, interesting! Yeah, I'd assumed that "giving her a hard time" meant LW wanted something and her daughter resisted, and that was why LW accused her of "doing this intentionally" to get out of it. Or did the daughter already stay for the two weeks, and it was when her husband came to pick her up that the dog bite happened, which is why they left town immediately? This letter is a masterpiece of confusion; going back to reread it makes me *less* clear on what happened and when.

You're right that it's very open to interpretation, and that Unhelpful Helpiness may be involved. (Also, sympathies on the pushy family! I often do need help from family due to chronic illness, but can only get it in Maximally Stressful form with the expectation of perpetual gratefulness, which is very obnoxious. Would be nice if people would prioritize *not* stressing out the person they want to Help!)

There's *some* kind of power struggle in this letter but LW's really vague about who wanted what, which does not make them seem very reliable. Also I kind of wonder if the accusation that the daughter and son-in-law "intentionally" reported on the dog bite in order to hurt LW is projection, and the dog getting loose and biting was accidentally-on-purpose. idk.

Whatever the backstory is, probably having nothing to do with each other would be an improvement.