In laws

Man I wish I was you. My mother in law disowned my hubby when she found out her talked to his real father... that happened to be Christmas eve. Nice huh!? She is nuts... she makes up lies about her health and it got worse when we married. For some reason mothers of boys think that they feel the need to dictate what they should do. Not to meantion they feel threatened over their wives. You know they are suppose to put you and your child first not their mom anymore. TV doesnt lie on that one. I only know of a few people who get along with their in laws. But it is entertainment if you ask me. I could be on a soap opera with his family. Good deal that you have a good relationship with her. And I am so happy that she can come and visit... have fun!

I got along great with my mother in law, she was just like my own mother in most ways. I miss my mother in law very much, she passed away in 2001. Most people that I know do not get along with thier in laws.

My mother-in-law and are get along great! In fact, she calls me precious because I took her to the hospital when she was having an heart attack. My 4 brother-in-laws just love to tease me about being precious! I think TV depicts mother-in-laws in a bad way because everyone has heard mother-in-law jokes and laughed at them. I think also that once in a while a mother-in-law can be interferring and TV takes one incident and exaggerates it to get laughs.

It is good that you are having a great relationship with your in-laws. Other people obviously don't have the same luck as you. While you may have a good relationship with your in-laws, it is true that others are not as lucky as you are. I have friends who don't get along fine with their in-laws. I don't have a bad relationship with mine but I can't say it is great either. I'm always on my toes to gain their approval. It is hard meet the standards of in-laws just to be able to be liked by them. I'm glad you are happy with yours. Truly, there are people who just can't get along well with in-laws. You're lucky you're doing fine with yours.

I guess how you get along depends on the type of inlaws you have. My MIL is very judgemental and is always talking about her daughter in laws all th time behind thier bascks. I try to steer clear of her because I don't want her doing that tome. She's already done it to me a few times and that was enough.

It all depends on individual circumstances. I had a very submissive M-I-L the first time I married and my F-I-L was awful to me from the day he first met me and his meddling eventually led to my divorce. My lovely husband now lost his mother before I met him and I've not met his dad but have spoken many times on the phone to him, he lives in India and we get along fine bar the language difference. My husband gets on with my parents really well and they both genuinely adore him as he does them too. It warms my heart to see them all getting on so well and I'm very proud of them all that they sincerely like each other as I'm very close to my parents but not to the extent that I would let them upset my husband as he is the one I have chosen to live the rest of my life with. I think the sterotypical evil mothers in law do exist, I'm just glad I don't have one. From what my husband has told me I would have got on really well with his mother as we are very alike in character (that's a bit scary in itself though) LOL!

I think the situations as portrayed on TV exist more often than we think. My mother in law never liked me and put a lot of stress on my life. Now that I am a mother in law myself, I try not to do any of the things that irritated me. Also, I adore my wonderful daughter in law. However, if I look around my friends and acquaintances who are mothers in law, I must say most of them do not like their daughters in law.

Good for you Rachel, you are probably more intelligent than some of those mother in law haters..I have 3 daughters in law and I love every one of them...They are like a daughter to me...When my sons married they just gave me a new person to love..I am very happy that you have a good realtionship with your inlaws,that is the way it is suppose to be...I think these women that do not like their mother in laws must feel jealous or they are insecure...Mother in laws have always had a bad name,and its so unfair...A girls mother can say things to her,but let the mother in law speak and OMG,she is suddenly a witch..You should be close to your inlaws as well as your family and give them as much slack as you would your own family,it will keep you close,and makes for a much happier life.Remember without your mother in law you would not have your man....Once you are a mother in law your self you will understand..Just remember what ever you do to them or for them will come back to you later through your own children,so always be a good daughter in law the way you are and you will end up having a good daughter in law.No one is perfect,I have gotten angry at my mother and my mother in law but i allowed them to have their little faults,and never let it stand in your way of loving them...You sound like a wonderful daughter in law to me,one i would be proud to call my daughter.Don't listen to all that negative stuff,all it does is breed bitterness..I hope you have a wonderful visit...

I am sure that TV nowadays imposes different patterns on people, like relatinship between the in-laws, common traits of character of people belonging to different nations and so on. Why is it obligatory that relationship between a wife and her mother-in-law be bad? Only because it's depicted so by TV shows and soap-operas? I've got wonderful mother and father-in-law, and we do our best to make our relationship better.

I got along with my mother in law great- up until I had my kids- SHe parents a lot different from how I parent. SHe did not raise her own chldren- and there were issues resulting. I did not allow her to keep my kids overnight because of the company she kept. This angered her and only made things worse. SHe is a very cool person to hang with, but the whole m-i-l dichotomy was not for her.

it's true. relationship you're talking were really complicated now a days.. but it is also true that it will be depending on how you relate with other people, no matter what... other people say.. do what you think RIGHT and will not cause HARM to other people.. LIVE, LOVE, LIFE...

I have a great relationship with one of my mother in laws. The other one no one talks to because she is unbearable to be around. But soon she won't be related, yay! I have a better relationship with my husband's family then I do with my family. In fact we are trying to come up with a new way to tell them that there is another kiddo on the way. I think that we are going to be doing it on April fool's Day to see if they really get it.

I think it's fairly common, but TV uses the stereotype to get ratings. I don't get along well with my MIL, but I do enjoy seeing the TV depictions-- helps me realize I could have it worse. Well, maybe. From talking with my friends, I'd say about 50% have a good relationship with their in laws, another 25% have a tense one, and 25% have a bad one. I always hoped to have a great relationship with mine, but I guess it wasn't in the cards.