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Am I alone? My MIL is awesome
I don't want to get beat up here, but my mother-in-law is pretty much the coolest person ever. I've always had a good relationship with her, and after reading all the horror stories on here about awful MILs, I'm appreciating her SO much more!
She is so helpful with the baby stuff. It's her first grandbaby, seeing as I married her only child, and she's SO excited for baby, but she's not pushy about anything.
I guess I'm bragging, but I just wanted to say, not every MIL is terrible! Be grateful for whatever good things you do have during your pregnancy!
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Re: Am I alone? My MIL is awesome
Totally not alone! My MIL is quite amazing!
My family lived in Florida for the last 3 years and we live in Minnesota, I don't know what I would have done with out boht my MIL and my FIL!
I love my friends' ILs! lol! They are very nice, and one of them is like my mentor. Actually, when I talk to her, she does vent a little bit about her DIL sometimes, but she says she would never tell her anything, and she tells me not to say anything either.
My MIL has major boundary issues, but she is not awful. She has gotten a lot better too. I blame it on her not having a MIL of her own. She has been always surrounded by her own family, always with her own mother, so she doesn't understand what it's like to be a DIL.
Proud mother of two breech babies:)
In relation to this baby, MIL is great so far. It's everything else we have a problem with.
My ILs are uniformly awesome, and my MIL was one of the kindest, warmest, most giving ladies I've ever had the privilege to know; it's easy to see how my DH turned out so well, with a mother like her! I hope I can live up to her example.
Unfortunately, my MIL passed away in 2008 (after DH and I were engaged, but before the wedding, which was just heartbreaking) ... I really wish she were still with us (and not suffering from cancer!); I'd love to talk to her about all this baby stuff, and I know she'd have a lot to share on the topic, as a mother of four! I miss her a lot, and I'm glad I'm not the only one who appreciates their MILs.
♥ Married since June 2009 ♥
TW: Living children & Losses:
Pregnant after 4 losses via IVF/FET with daughter "Gamma" (EDD Oct 2, 2019)
My MIL is BSC. Fortunately, everyone in the family knows this so I try not to let it get to me.
My step-MIl is amazing. My FIL picked much better the second time
I AM WITH YOU!!! I ADORE my mother in law! She is great! Actually my entire in-law family is wonderful. I feel very blessed.
She is even taking her three weeks of leave 5 days after I give birth, so when my DH goes back to work she will be here to help. My mother will be in France the entire month of April( my birth month) so it will be nice to have help. I will be super spoiled by the time summer hits, because I will have help up until LO in about 6 weeks old.
I have no family near us. So it will be nice to have them around.
You're not alone! I love mine! She's fantastic. I totally lucked out. My mom, on the other hand is crazy, so DH has all the MIL drama.
Every time I read the MIL posts on here, I thank my lucky stars
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Yea My MIL is incredibly sick and has been for over 9 years, and I always wish I had gotten to know the real her before all the treatments. She is soo amazing but treatments have taxed her a lot. When I see people getting upset about super small things I find it irritating I would be happy to have a MIL with enough energy to overstep her boundaries and come visit every day!
I agree my MIL is pretty cool, I cannot ask for anyone better. I'm very thankful that she's my MIL. Ever since I have known her she has opened up to me and she is very helpful in my life.
She's definitely a 2nd mom to me and she cares for me alot as well. When we told her we were expecting she knew and she was so happy for us. I sincerely know she was truly happy and not just saying that.
Shes hosting my shower and i'm so happy to have her around
After DH told this parents that we were expecting, they haven't even called me, sent a card, texted me, nothing!!!!!!
It's so nice to see how many girls are loving their mother-in-laws!!! Hubby's mom was told that she would never have kids, and his dad is quite a bit older than his mom, then "ta-da" they were pregnant with hubby. So he is her only child AND the child the dr's said she'd never have...so it's a miracle that they're not SUPER disfunctional!!
My parents live 20 minutes down the road from us, my brother/wife/kids live 5 minutes away, and hubby and I just bought a house and moved away from the ranch (where his parents live) to our new house.... a mile down the way, lol, as I like to say "you can see my new front porch from my old front porch". So it would be VERY easy for personal space to get invaded! (My mom is definetely the worst about this, so she just has to be "reminded" from time to time.)
I'm so glad that I'm going to have help when baby comes! I know that plenty of girls do it, but I just can't imagine being half way across the country and having a baby with no family to help, yikes!
It really made me smile to see all of your posts about super MILs. Thanks for sharing!!
Such an awesome post to read. As daughter to an amazing MIL to my SIL I wish she was secure enough to reciprocate with inlaws the way you ladies do.
Now my MIL on the other hand..haha just kidding. She's nice but more like taking care of a child than having a MIL.
BFP 1/4/2014 EDD September 14 2014
No, my in laws are great! And they can be easier to deal with than my birth family sometimes.
My best friend also has a great MIL, and her own mother has serious issues. So I think it is awesome to have cool MILs. I hope that if I am ever a MIL I am a good one.
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My MIL is the best as well! She moved to CT from Louisiana last year and I dearly miss having her here.
My step MIL lives here and she is another story...
Definitely not alone! My MIL is awesome too!!! When I got pregnant with DD, DH and I got an apartment in the same complex where MIL lives, about 25 minutes from home. I was so nervous leaving my home (lived with my grandparents). I cried the first night because I got home sick (I was 19 when I got pregnant with DD). I was also worried that MIL would be overbearing and come over a lot since we lived in the same complex. Not at all! She is great. She helps me a ton with DD. Watches her while I go to the appointments, comes and gets her when I just need a moment alone, or to clean. She has been a big help before and during this pregnancy with DS. I don't know what I would do without her! I can talk to her about anything. I'm just glad we have a wonderful relationship because I was extremely close to my mom and she passed away when I was 17. Plus my daughter and her are VERY close too, and I'm glad because she is the only grandmother she will have, and I'm glad she has that. I know if my mom was here, she would of had a close relationship with her too, because my mom and nephew were close too.
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