How well is your relationship with your mother-in-law?

I'm no longer married anymore. But, when I was married, the relationship with my now Ex's mom was very rocky. I was three months pregnant when I got married. After my daughter was born, we had to stay with my Ex's parents for three weeks as I was not to be going up steps. My now Ex's mom would go on and on about how I'm to nurse her, change her diaper, bath her, burp her, and hold her. Then there were the does and don't. Don't hold her all time. Feed her, change her and then put her in the play pin till she need to be changed or feed again. Do let her cry at times for a while. I got so frustrated. I told my now Ex that he had to talk to his mom. She was not listing to me when I was trying to explain that I have a sister 10 years older then me that at that time had four kids of her own. I had been around her since five days after there birth. I watched and learned from her. I knew how to take care of a baby. I just wanted my now Ex's mom back then to just give me a chance and stop nagging. After my son was born, DHS took him from me for wrong reasons. My daughter and son ended up living with my Ex's parents. Funny how it takes me no longer being married to her son anymore to have a better relationship. My daughter is 17, my son 16 and my Ex mom is battling Alzheimer. Her memory is starting to slowly go. She was diagnosed three years ago, and her husband has announced July 5 that he is going to be leaving her once he sets some money aside to do so. Now she and I have a mother daughter kind of bond as she has no friends. She considers me more of a daughter to her then her son's second wife. Strange how it takes all this for us to have what we should have had back when I was married to her son. I love her dearly and the bond we have now. She is like a mom to me in every way more than my own mom ever was and even twice more now that my mom is no longer alive as of November 2004. I now get to call her what I wanted to when married, "MOM". She is now my angel.

Well my live in boyfriends Mother is technically not my mother in law but since we live together for almost five years she says we are common law married. Although she lives in another state she calls me almost everyday. From what I understand she is a very difficult person. She really is, the times I visit her I can understand why. I never really had a mother so she is the next best in line. She is supposedly a very discriminating person, as she is Caucasian and I am Hispanic. Well I must have broken her out of that as she love me so. Funny thing sometimes she talks to about certain Hispanic nationalities as if I am to agree, and all I do is chuckle and consider her a bit nutty. She is sweet in her own way and she really means well, and I can't imagine life with out her so I have to say our relationship is strong, as she calls me more than her son my boyfriend. LOL

I'm not married but I have been in a committed relationship for a couple of years now and always dreaded meeting his family, his mother in particular. My mom and aunts don't really get along with their mothers' in law, so I assumed I wouldn't either. I just thought that there really wasn't any mom who would really like the girl her son chose. Not because she wants him for himself, but because there's no woman on earth good enough for her precious little baby. Turns out it's not like that at all. Once I met my boyfriend's mom I was completely taken aback by how genuinely nice she is.

I have always had a good relationship with my mother-0n-law. My husband passed away four years ago, but i still have a connection to his family. I am still as close to them as i ever was. My mother-in-law and i don't always see eye to eye. Still, the love will always be in my heart for her.

Me being a guy...i have a lovely relation ship with my in laws. they just take me as their son. I have been there in times of need and they respect me well.

I love my mother-in-law. She is a friend to me, and we get along well. In fact, my husband says I am a lot like her. Anyway, yes, we don't always agree, but we talk things out and respect each other. We enjoy one another and even go out to breakfast sometimes with each other (without my husband). She is a wonderful person, and if she starts to get pushy, I tell her in a nice way, and it seems to work itself out. Anyway, she is a blessing to me.

I get on well with my mother-in-law. I respect her and I try to treat her as well as my own mother. That is because she is my husband's mother. When I go to have a travel or go to visit her, I will buy some presents for them. It is very essential to have a good relationship with your mother-in-law. And your husband will do the same to your mother. I love China

I like my mother in law but we have grown distant these past few years. I think she is a very determined woman and loves her son alot. She has alot of stuff going on with her own kids, even as adults. I have to give her a thumbs up sometimes. I know the love she has for her son and vice versa is very tight so I don't interfere with any of that.

I've heard a lot of stories about mother-in-law, most of them were horrible .In fact, older usually proud of their living experience , that's why they always give advices for their son or daughter , some of them are good but not all.I don't have a mother-in-law however my neighbor has. =.= she is really a disaster far his married

My relationship with my mother-in0law is not quite that good.. I have accepted the fact that because you aren't a real son or daughter, it is really hard to have a very harmonious relationship with in-laws specially mom-in-law. Every move you make is being watched, every mistake you make is being broadcasted to either the sis-in-law or other relative. And its so painful because some gossips she make aren't even true..Oh well, good thing we don't live with them anymore..