do all wives really like their in-laws or do ya'll just put up with them for your husband? Just wondering how everyone else felt on this "touchy subject"!
2007-03-12 18:25:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
I think my mother-in-law is the greatest. About 3 years ago, my mom got sick with lung cancer and my mother-in-law was always sending her gifts, like scarves for her head (chemo), magazines, manicure items, etc. After my mom passed away, her husband got sick. My husband and I lived across the street from them. I was pregnant at the time and tired, but we helped them every day. He had to be ready to go to the hospital for treatment at 5 am. 3 days a week. We were there every morning to help get him ready. We cooked meals and took them, tried to do all we could. He passed away in Sept of 2005. After the baby came along, my husband had also became ill. She helped take care of him and me and the baby, not to mention the two other kids we had at home. My husband, her son, passed away in July of 2006. We have been through a lot together and she has been supportive of me and I have been supportive of her all the way. She loves the baby and visits with her whenever she is able to. We are best friends from just knowing what the other one is going through. We have both lost our husbands and she has lost her son. I am proud of her for being so strong and know how much she hurts. If it weren't for her, I would have never made it. Period. She was my rock when things were so bad I couldn't even get out of bed. She was there. I love her and would do anything for her.
2007-03-13 02:54:59 · answer #1 · answered by Deborah B 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think they're great for bringing my husband into the world. BUT, they are challenging. I have been married 20 years and now can say they don't bug me as much as they used to, but there are still issues and my mother-in-law can REALLY get on my nerves.
2007-03-12 18:55:59 · answer #2 · answered by outtahere 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My in laws are strange people to me. I disagree (completely) With just about every major topic you can think of, politics, religion etc. But I smile and nod my head fairly often because it's not worth my husband argueing with his dad for two hours and his mom crying because she thinks I hate her. Usually I just let it go...
2007-03-12 19:09:34 · answer #3 · answered by Chrissy #1 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My in-laws were great and nice - until they tried to change me, my religion and how I raised my children (not their grandchildren).
Although I felt the way I did after all this happened, I maintained a nice smile and let my husband handle it. He was just as irritated as I was. Since they were his parents he dealt with them and, lucky me, I dealt with my parents who were just as bad.
2007-03-12 18:53:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My in-laws are good people, but they are just TOTALLY different from my family and me. I have found that it is best to accept them for their positive traits and find the humor in the rest--and therefore I have a lot to laugh about.
Drinking also helps.
2007-03-12 18:42:37 · answer #5 · answered by smp1969 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋