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12-30-2008, 12:10 PM #1Registered User
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I like my in-laws - Does that make me Different?
The holidays can be extremely stressful and I've been talking to several people who just dread this time of year as they have to be with their in-laws or other members of their family.
Lately I've read several threads on rants about in-laws and different members of their family.
I get along great w/my in-laws and actually enjoy spending time with them. My parents were here for 8 days and I loved every single minute of them being here. My dh gets along great w/them and has never made comments about them coming and staying for a week. We stay up late at night and play cards and just enjoy visiting with one another.
When asked at work about how my Christmas was w/my family and the "out-laws"...I tell them how fantastic it was. I get some strange looks and comments such as "well, you're lucky then."
Am I the only one who enjoys being w/family and in-laws and such?"We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen; For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
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No, it probably just means that your IL's like YOU. I would have no problem with my MIL if she had ever just given me a chance, instead of instantly trying to break up DH and me, and giving me cheap shot, and sabotaging my life all the time.
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Nah - I like my in-laws too. In fact, I like my in-laws better than I like my wife's in-laws.
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I love my in-law. My DH mother passed away before I met him so there is just his dad left. My FIL and I get along extremely well. He lives with us now after a heartattack and I wouldn't want him to be anywhere else. The stories he tells from long ago are the best part of my day and my DS loves him as well.
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I like my ILS!
My hubby loves my mom! he tries to get her to move in with us! She pets him like her own kid!
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My husband loves his in-laws! His wife isn't crazy about hers, but does tolerate them.
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I have my moments with my mother in law, but all in all I really do like my in-laws and get along great with them!
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My in-laws are deceased and I miss them every day. Mom in law was truly a mother to me. They gave me the greatest gift of their son, and never tried to interfere with us. They were loving, generous, wise, and compassionate. What wonderful people!
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My FIL was gone before I married Gripey but I lurve my MIL. I get along really well with all of his family. Now, Gripey on the other hand has more to cope with and love on my side......it's a works in progress....
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I think my whole family is abnormal. I love my inlaws, my husband loves my family, my parents love each other's family, my brother loves his inlaws, my parents like my husband's family and my brother's wife's family.
With us, when you marry in, you and your family become our family. I even know some of my cousin's mother-in-laws. I guess we're a tight-knit bunch.
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Well, I like all of my ILs except my MIL. She has never liked me even when Dh and I dated in HS. She is passive/agressive and I really don't like that personality trait. She is rude to me and my kids.
It is fine however since they live in FL and I live in NY. I only see them *maybe* once a year.
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My fil passed away a year before Dh and I met...I love my mil to pieces..my dh was a surprise baby with his mom having him later in life at 36yrs old.. all 3 of his siblings were teenagers when he was born..the making's of a very much spoiled little baby brother...so my mil is older and very much old fashion which is total opposite from my parent's whom are 17yrs younger..it's a totally different world between in-laws..But we all care very much for each others family..
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12-30-2008, 06:12 PM #14Registered User
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Hee, hee! I was thinking the same thing about my family. (Only, I don't have a wife
Originally Posted by Greebo
Nah - I like my in-laws too. In fact, I like my in-laws better than I like my wife's in-laws.
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12-30-2008, 06:40 PM #15Moderator
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My hubby luvs his inlaws!! DH and I both tolerate my inlaws .....they do the same with me.
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