Does Your Mother in Law . . .
By RenaeT
@RenaeT (681)
United States
May 16, 2007 8:31pm CST
mind her own business? I LOVE my mother in law. She is more like a mom to me than my real mom is. She is an amazing woman. In the ten years I've been married to her son, she has never once told me what to do, not to do, or meddled in our lives. She is supportive 100% no matter what is going on with us. I adore her. She has been a great role model for me and I try to be as good a mother in law to my son's wife as my mother in law is to me. It's not easy to keep my mouth shut, but it's worth it to keep it shut. I love my Mother in Law!
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@mamasan34 (6518)
• United States
17 May 07
My current mother in law does mind her own business. She is very nice, but we are very distant. Her religious beliefs prevent her from being supportive of her son being in the military, so we have very little contact with her other than for the kids. She is a very nice lady, and I do try to respect her belief system and try to understand it. We have made it work thus far. My ex mother in law was a shrew. We were best friends for several years, until my exhusband and I moved next door to her and she began butting into our business, borrowing money from us, then I really found out what kind of a person she was. The things she did just astounded me sometimes. We never had privacy and she would tell her son, she suddenly became sick nonstop and he would have to take time off of work to take her to her doctors appointments when I would offer to take her she would refuse, then I would come home from work or visiting a friend and my exhusband would be home. Why I would ask? He would be upset and ask why I wouldn't take her to the doctor and I would tell him that I offered and she refused to accept it. He wouldn't believe me. She drove a wedge between us that was so deep we couldn't repair it. I mean, it is difficult and I had to look at it from his standpoint, believe your wife or your mom? He was torn. Anyhow, I am just glad to be away from that situation and be in a more positive one. I do say this, I have much more respect for my husbands mother than I do for my exhusbands mom.
@crazynurse (7482)
• United States
17 May 07
You are so blessed to have a wonderful mother-n-law! I just wish I could have met my husband's mother. He tells me the most wonderful stories about her. She was a remarkable woman. One can see what a wonderful woman she was by the quality of son she raised...he is awesome! Often people ask me if I had the power to bring back just one person....my answer is my mother-n-law. I would love to sit with her if only for one afternoon and tell her what a wonderful job she did raising her son and let her meet her grandchildren.
