Your in-laws

United States
June 22, 2007 10:41pm CST
Don't worry, they're not peeking... so.. do you like them or do you just want to RING THEIR NECKS?? I just adore mine to death *rolls eyes* Telling me I need to learn how to cook or how to hold my own child. Ahh Wonderful mother in laws
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@rdougl (469)
• United States
23 Jun 07
I have the best in-laws. She is funny, easy to talk to, and she stays out of our business. She gives good advise and only takes the side of the one who is right. In most cases that is me. I try to treat her as though she is my own mom. I know that she will do anything for my. I would most certainly do anything for her. I guess I am the exception to the rule. I love my mother-in-law. Although she is not perfect she is a great person. She is not always nice to my wife which I don't like. Over all she is a keeper.
@LadyK2 (71)
• United States
23 Jun 07
I agree - I have the best in-laws! My mother in law and I had a run in once, when my oldest son was born - she tried to take over everything. I understood she felt she was trying to help us out, but I had done everything when I had my first baby (our oldest girl) and I knew I could still do everything and I wanted to. So my husband stepped in and from then on she's known I am very capable of caring for my children. she gets to see them whenever she wants, and calls them often. They have a very close relationship. I'm glad she and I have become so close - she spoils me and buys me clothes and things just because, she will call just to talk with me, and she's completely wonderful. My father in law is awesome too! Absolutely the coolest - an older version of my hubby, lol, so I guess I'm pretty biased. :)
@rdougl (469)
• United States
25 Jun 07
That's great to hear. Sounds like things are going well for you on the relationship tip. I'm interested in hearing more in regards to how the two of you get along. My wife and mom get along ok, but nothing like what you have described.
@mgmagana (3618)
• United States
23 Jun 07
i hate mine, and she lives with us. she's finally moving out after 4 1/2 yrs. yay! and at this point i never want to talk to her again!
@rdougl (469)
• United States
25 Jun 07
Wow well it's goon she's moving out. She must be a Dallas fan. lol
• United States
24 Jun 07
My mother-in-law and I have a love/hate relationship. On the rare occasions she gets too nasty, I go talk to my husband's grandmother :) That usually straightens things out in a hurry.
@fatragu (677)
• United States
25 Jun 07
I think that I am one of the few people that actually can say that I love my inlaws. So much so that my MIL is my birth coach. My hubby is technically an only child and his mom has been able to be at both of her grandkids' births as the coach. We are actually moving from Casper,WY back to Omaha,NE before this baby comes in Oct. so that she can be at her last grandkid's birth. They have always treated me really nicely and we have never gotten into any arguments over anything. She has helped me out alot in life and even let us live with her for a couple months when we had no where else to go. Both my FIL are great too. Our parents have been divorced since we were about 8 and 9 so we each have 2 sets of in-laws and his are the best and my mom is starting to warm up to him and change her opinion of him so that is good too.
@Cassy1976 (796)
• Australia
25 Jun 07
I have been really lucky in the in law stakes, they dont butt in but they are there when we need them, like today we wanted to clean the carpets so my mother in law offered to have our daughter event though she had her yesterday while we both worked! They come to visit us often, but not too often in fact I like them so much that we are actually moving into the house next door to them as soon as we sell this place!!! I actually get along better with them than I do with my own parents!
• United States
25 Jun 07
Interfering inlaws drive me nuts! LOL! But, really though, I'm sure they're just trying to assume a parenting role. As a mom I'm always pushing my opinion on strangers, as if I know best. It's just a role moms (and mother-in-laws) get into, and it's hard to learn to hit the edit button when those mom thoughts come through the head. I'm just hoping that I can give my daughter the space she needs to be a good mom when she grows up. Be well.
@superchook (1786)
• Australia
24 Jun 07
Lets see, I have a mother in law that treats my kids unfairly. She will spoil one and forget about the others. She also had no trouble pointing out after I had my first child that my face and ankles were still fat, this was also on Christmas day. My husband would go and stay with them for a while to help out with their business and she will ring me and say he is chatting up other women, which he wasn't. So yes, I could definitely ring her neck, lol!
@pilbara (1436)
• Australia
23 Jun 07
Both of my husbands parents are wonderful people. If we need help with anything they are the first to be here. Whenever they go shopping if they see something they think we will like then they get it. I have not bought any clothes since I got married as my mother in law buys or makes them all for me. I like about 98% of what I get so that's pretty good.
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
24 Jun 07
Aah sounds like your talking about my mother! My mother in law is such a lovely person and does not interfere with anything to do with my son. It's my mother that does and it can become quite annoying. I know she means well but sometimes it gets to be a bit too much.
@Ploy1854 (59)
• Canada
23 Jun 07
My mother-in-law is little problem for us. We always lost in communications. Not that she love her son or anything. She just want to compete with me with everything she can. Duh. I don't know why. She can be a pain sometimes. I do almost everything in the house including her tax and etc. I don't feel that she loves me but she said that she is trying to love me because I am her daughter-in-law already. It doesn't really matter as long as she leave us alone. lol