anyone else with good in-laws?

[POB14]

Greatest . . . in-laws . . . ever.

Not only have they been wonderful and supportive over the last fifteen years, but we took our first trip to WDW in November . . . .


. . . and they paid for our park tickets.


Greatest. Ever.

 

[Talking Hands]

My in-laws are great. Never any pressure on us at all. My MIL, God rest her soul, was the sweetest Southern lady you could ever meet. MY FIL is super as well. We don't see Jim's stepfather since his biological Mom passed away 23 years ago.

 

[4nana]

My IL's were the absolutely the best! They accepted me in their family without question, the day DH introduced me I was considered their daughter. Sadly, they both passed a few yrs after we were married. I know they are very proud of our 4 children, grands and all our family, their accomplishments, and guiding them from above. ^i^

My DH will tell you, he has the best MIL he could be blessed with and she proudly claims him as her son....they are both Virgos and so much alike it's funny! Since we lost dear Dad 3 yrs ago, DH is constantly helping care for her - remodeling and updating her house in the name of love, helping care for her yard, car, taking her places, etc. She is indeed a lucky woman!!

Not too brag, but believe me when I say, all our IL's are a hard act to follow. I could only hope to be as loving, caring, supportive and compassionate to my 3 SIL's, DIL and grands, as these fine examples have been. Lord willing, I do give it my best shot!!

 

[anewvance]

I have a great relationship with my inlaws and they love me to death, lol. I think they appreciate me as being the mother of my 3 kids then my family does. Of course they live in Colorado and don't see us all the time. They are great people, but of course they have their issues as well... my mil likes to please everyone all the time which leads into scheduling conflicts and not being able to get everything done all the time, my fil is cheap. LoL But I love them.

 

[goofyshell]

Thanks to everyone for responding! It gives me the warm fuzzies to read of all these happy families!

 

[Queen Quinnella]

My Dh's parents are divorced. I absolutley love his mom and stepdad. It is his dad and stepmom I could do wtihout. They are the source of my holiday stress.

Me too!

 

[Sleeping~Beauty]

I really like this thread. I have a great MIL. My FIL passed away a few years before I met my husband.

She's very generous, and she really loves her children and grandchildren. And she really makes an effort to be fair and equal to everyone. My parents and my MIL used to live in the same town and they got along so well. They'd visit each other. My grandparents have met my DH's family and his mom's friends, and now they all love to get together.

I really love my SIL (husband's sister) and BIL (her husband). They are good and fun people.

My MIL just paid for all of us to go to Disney this past October (altogether 10 people). It was wonderful, and really was a truly amazing gift. On the trip, my MIL and SIL were fighting a lot, and they would come and complain about the other to me! My DH and his mom and sister all have the same personality so it was very funny.

 

[Disney845]

SO parents are divorced and both remarried, but they are all great. His mom and step dad live only about an hour and a half away, so we see them fairly regularly, and usually for all holidays. Althought we are not yet married, his stepfather introduces me to people as their daughter as well (of course he usually gets my name wrong, but he is so funny about it we all laugh at him constantly, plus it isn't only me, but also other daughter's in-law, grandchildren, and even his own wife's name he messes up all the time!). SO's father and step-mother live across the country, so we only see them maybe once a year, but they are also very sweet generous people.

 

[JVL1018]

My FIL is FANTASTIC! He may drive me crazy at times..but
#1 he owns a 2 family house-home with 2 bedrooms upstairs, 3 bedrooms down-not only did he allow DH and I live upstairs rent free, but after we had our second child(and after MIL dies) he switched with us so he lives upstairs in the apartment and we get the house..again rent free, which enables me to be a stay at home mom. An incredible gift for hwich I am immensely grateful.
#2 He is always willing to watch the kids for me when needed. I really don;t take advantage of it, in the evenings I will have a babysitter, but during the day if I need to volunteer at DD's school, he comes down and stays with DS. Tonight I went to pick up DH from the bus stop ( he commutes) and it was so cold out so he offered to stay with the kids so I didn't have to bring them out.
He is cheap cheap cheap-i think he spends $20 on me for Christams, LOL-but he loves us so much and gives so much of himself that I wouldn't care if he gave us nothing at Christmas
My BILs are also fantastic. ONe lives in Baltimore so we don;t see him that much, but I love him. My other one lives in the same town and would do anything for us.

As for the flip side-my husband adored my Mom, when his mom died he told me he felt like he hadn't lost everything because he felt liek he still had a Mom with mine tehre for him. He's the only one in my family still willing to see my Dad(who got married to a stranger 4 months after my mother died), he is best friends with my younger brother and gets along great with my older brother.

 

[robinb]

I really like my in-laws. They are older (in their late 70's) and they are the nicest sweetest people in the world. They love my DH and my DD ... and so do I, so we share a lot. Yes, they are a little strange but that makes me like them even more. I am very lucky. My DH OTOH ...

 

[froglady]

DH's mother died before we met, and his father married a year later. He and his wife always travelled to "someplace warm" at Christmas, so it was never an issue. FIL died 20 years ago, and step MIL keeps in contact but lives 1000 miles away. She has never visited any of the children since FIL's death despite many invitations. I only recall one visit to a family gathering even when he was alive.

My widowed mother lives nearby, and has many health issues, so we will be spending every Christmas at home until she passes away. My SIL's (except for the one who ALWAYS goes skiing with her children, and now grandchildren) alternate Christmases. We will have 2 SIL's and 1 BIL at our house this year. My other SIL and family (grown daughters) were invited, but they have guests. (Maybe a future nephew-in- law?) They live 300 miles away, so it is a bit of a trek.

 

[Marseeya]

MIL and FIL are divorced. I have real problems with MIL, but I get along great with FIL and his now-ex-wife.

 

[momo3hods]

I have wonderful in-laws as well, I love them both dearly.

 

[cinmell]

I got mega lucky in the in law department and I am VERY thankful for that!

 

[Jen_in_NH]

My DH's mother died 2 years before we started dating. My DH is an only child, and my FIL lives about 10 minutes from us. My parents live an hour away, and my sister is in CA. So my parents and his father generally spend the holidays with us. My FIL is great, and my parents and DH get along great. I read all of the threads about in-laws who don't get along, and realize how lucky I am

Jen

 

[MamaLema]

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my in-laws!!!

 

[elan]

My DH lucked out with his in-laws. I on the other hand...

 

[Syrreal]

my dh also lucked out. my family loves him a lot. unfortunately there is a HUGE language barrier that keeps them from speaking as much as they would like to each other

 

[DisneyPhD]

I love my inlaws. They are the best. Now they are family so we all have our "issues" so to speak. But realationships have issues. They aren't easy things.

However my inlaws are great. They are so helpful and wonderful. My FIL has done so much to fix up this house, (with DH assistance, but being honest, FIL has done it all.) My MIL is great helping out with the kids, and even small things around the house (dishes, meals, sewing things,)

My MIL had a MIL from hell herself, so she is overly senstive about things. She won't come by with out calling and I know she bites her tounge about all kinds of things. It is very hard for all of us to see DH grandmother (who is 97 years old currenlty) treat her the way she does. It has really poisoned me against DH grandmother really.

 

[gradtchr]

My in-laws are great!!!!! DH and I just got married in July but they have truly made me feel like I am a very special part of the family. I feel truly blessed to be a part of the family. We did Thanksgiving with them and will do a couple of days with them at Christmas. MIL I think wants us there a little bit longer so we'll see what we can work out. I'm thinking promising a weekend to them in February. We'll be seeing both families during the week.