heterosexual couple, but hubby's parents are a lesbian couple

MommyLuvsMe1210

i ADORE my in-laws. they're so supportive and they took me in as their own almost instantly when we met. today i was talking to my sister (she's 13, i'm 21) and she brought up a good point... she asked me how i am going to explain to the baby why he/she has 3 grandma's. i didn't really have an answer because i had never thought about it. it doesn't bother me. it's not something i think about on a regular basis.

has anyone else been in this situation?

TaylorandMel

Because people love in different ways.  Some men love men, some men love women, some women love men, and some women love women, etc.

 Grandma X loves a woman and so you have one set of grand parents that is two grandmas and one set of grandparents that's a grandma and a grandpa (I'm assuming).

MommyLuvsMe1210

nope, my dad isn't in the picture (thats an ENTIRELY different story lol) so its just the three lucky grandmas!

ball.and.chain

Honestly, not that many kids have 2 grandmothers and 2 grandfathers anymore.  My mother is deceased, so on my side our children will have 1 grandfather, 1 step-grandmother, and 1 grandmother they will hear about but never meet.  My wife's parents are both divorced and re-married, so on her side our children will have 2 of each.  That's 3 grandfathers and 4 grandmothers total.  To a child, I don't think one situation will be weirder than the other...it will just be what it is.  It sounds like your in-laws are awesome, so your kid gets to have 3 awesome grandmas -- that's better than a lot of kids have!

2brides

We just talk about differences in families. You can say, "All families are different. You have a mom and a dad. Daddy has two moms  - your Grandma and your Grammy. I have one mom - your Nana." And then as your child gets older and asks more questions you can expand on the logistics.

The Todd Parr books are great for this.

mypalbabs

Since your baby will always have had three grandmothers, they are unlikely to find it odd at all.  The child will take their cues from your level of comfort with the situation.

mmy101

I completely agree with mypalbabs, unless you act like there is a problem with the extra grandma, the child won't have a problem with it. Kids are great like that!