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My MIL and I are not great friends. We are good for holiday's, but we don't see much of each other during the year.

But she is crazy in love with my kids and I appreciate that. We send each other flowers. Just because. I'm not sure how it started, but if I think about it, I will send her some roses. The last time she sent me flowers was after both my kids and dh were sick. We only do this about 2 or 3 times a year, but it's special.

Jennifer

I really like my MIL. She minds her own business. Could she be a better Grandma? - yes. My in-laws (or my parents for that matter) were not the best at coming to sporting events, etc., but they are loving and kind. I'm happy they have their own lives and are still active in their late 70's and 80's.

My MIL died before I met DH so I never had a MIL.

Gosh, I was very close to my step MIL. She told me I was the daughter she never had and she treated me that way. She kept my extremely judgmental FIL in check and was the "glue" to that side of the family. We spent just about every other Sunday on her patio with a wine glass in our hands chit chatting, sometimes we would laugh until we cried or sometimes we would cry from old childhood stories we shared w/ each other. We both had a crappy upbringing and normally you lock all that away, her and I could just open up and share things we never told anyone else and connected that way.

She also brought up future grand babies every second of the day which was annoying at the time but I would give anything for that/her now! During my wedding ceremony, she can be heard on the video talking about grandbabies in the audience LOL! miss that woman so much

While my MIL and I were probably polar opposites, we always got along. We both loved her son and she was a fantastic Grandma to my DS. And.....we have lived next door to each other for 34 years!!! She now has dementia and doesn't always know us, but I will always love her.

Things were ok with my ILs when DH and I first started dating, absolutely lousy when we got engaged and during the early years of our marriage. I just wasn't the demure little wife they wanted for DH. But in the last 8 or 9 years, things have really been great. I enjoy my MILs company and I think she enjoys mine. I make an effort to include her in DS's life as much as she wants. Just today she took DS and me to a local park for the morning to ride the train they have there. We spent several hours and it was good fun. Things haven't always been awesome, and we got sideways with each other as recently as two weeks ago when my son was in the hospital. But remembering that she loves us and has the best of intentions, and her remembering that about me has made for a healthy relationship and smoothed out the bumps that come with differing personalities.

My MIL is my best friend! She's fun, she goes along with all our crazy ideas, she's the first person I call when I have exciting news or if I need a shoulder to cry on. Best part, she loves my kids as much as I do! We are so lucky to have her!

I've had issues with my mother in law but I keep them to myself, vent to Dh or vent here. I'd never say anything to her.

There have been times when I've been very thankful for my mother in law. She has said nice things to me when I was in need. I remember one particular situation when I was so upset from something hat happened at school that I was crying. My mom was out of town but I needed someone so I called MIL. She really knew what to say and made me feel better.

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My mil is amazing, so kind. We've had our little disagreements over the years, but no worse than I had with my own mother. I love her. She's been extremely supportive since my husband (her son) passed away. I hope our relationship doesn't change as our lives move forward.

I absolutely love both of my in laws. They are amazing people. They are kind, generous and always supportive. They are involved in our children's lives but not overly so. They come to school functions and sporting events. They are amazing people, I'm vey blessed to have them.

My MIL is the best cook in the world, and has us over for dinner every week. I always get the leftovers for my lunch and she often says "Take some more for the girls at work". She is a wonderful involved grandma to my son and SIL's son. She helps out with the boys all the time, and does heaps of fun stuff with them. I hope that the boys appreciate and remember this when they are older moody teenagers!

There are things I totally disagree with my MIL about and she drives me crazy at times. I am sure that she says the same about me. However, she has been a fabulous MIL. She has always welcomed me with open arms and I am sure she had her doubts about me when I first started dating her son. She has been so incredibly generous to my SILs and to me. I think that she loved being able to buy for girls after raising all boys. She loves me unconditionally and would do anything for me. Everyone always jokes that my DH is a mama's boy and I have never stood in the way of that. She acknowledges that frequently and tells me how much she appreciates that I have encouraged him to have alone time with both of his parents. When I was a very young and insecure mother, she always reassured me and told me what a great job I was doing raising her grandchildren. But most importantly, she loves my boys almost as much as I do.


ETA  Since I will have DILs one day, I hope that they will love me as much as I love my MIL

My MIL and FIL are two of the best people on earth. I can't imagine not having them in my life. There are many times they've been there for me when my own parents haven't, and I love spending time with my MIL. We just went shopping this past Monday, and had lunch a couple days before that. She is there for my kids 100%, too. I hope I can be half the grandmother she is someday.