tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post6363371395152782717..comments2024-03-28T16:10:45.421+00:00Comments on Going Gently: In-LawsJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-8718163813273285312012-11-29T21:39:25.704+00:002012-11-29T21:39:25.704+00:00I never knew my In-Laws, though Elwin was sure the...I never knew my In-Laws, though Elwin was sure they would have liked me. Me? I (think) I get on with anyone. By the time Elwin died his MiL, ie my mother, thought the sun shone out of his HA, but after I first took him home to meet the parents, my mother said "I'll kill him if he marries my daughter." That was due to the twenty year age difference - as knotty for some families as homosexuality.Lady Mondegreen's Secret Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638813551209321151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-51881377997793928312012-11-29T19:06:44.337+00:002012-11-29T19:06:44.337+00:00I love that you were able to resolve your difficul...I love that you were able to resolve your difficulties with your parents. Ww suspended hostilities when we knew my father was dying but if he had lived the war would have resumed. And, perhaps worse, the last words my mother and I shared were angry - on both sides.<br />Cherish those in-laws.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-61676432145678280852012-11-29T09:14:51.191+00:002012-11-29T09:14:51.191+00:00Rather like you I think I only got to make friends...Rather like you I think I only got to make friends with my parents a few years before they assumed room temperature and put on a new pine overcoat. I'm lucky to have done so! All of my in-laws have always hated my guts though, for all of the usual reasons ...The Owl Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11484484539144369129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-22297905406889528352012-11-29T08:42:23.838+00:002012-11-29T08:42:23.838+00:00I'm still waiting to find my very own hairy-ar...I'm still waiting to find my very own hairy-arse. If you find one going spare please point him in this direction.Raybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424095016313843883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-21045632663552095242012-11-29T08:30:00.937+00:002012-11-29T08:30:00.937+00:00Ah that's lovely. I wish it was always so .......Ah that's lovely. I wish it was always so .... !BadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-90002986324911461552012-11-28T23:45:06.662+00:002012-11-28T23:45:06.662+00:00never got on with my mother-in-law.......enough sa...never got on with my mother-in-law.......enough said!!<br /><br />Gill in CanadaGill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-9961310283052227732012-11-28T22:24:00.367+00:002012-11-28T22:24:00.367+00:00It was one of the best days in my life when my MIL...It was one of the best days in my life when my MIL said aloud and in a public place that I was a member of her family! And we sailed through the rest of her life....Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199777195853274898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-24297513255662621682012-11-28T22:05:04.157+00:002012-11-28T22:05:04.157+00:00MIL never really warmed to me, FIL and i got along...MIL never really warmed to me, FIL and i got along great. He made the mistake of telling me several times how delicious a roast was that i made for them soon after Himself and i were married, and we invited them for supper. He said this in front of MIL, and i saw her stiffen a little more after each time he praised my cooking. The nail in the coffin was when he asked MIL why she never fixed this for supper when i know she had at least 1000 times since their marriage. Difference being, i didn't cook all meat to shoe leather. They rarely came by for a meal after that, and when they did, i always made sure to cook something MIL didn't usually fix.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-1288818865403916772012-11-28T21:57:13.439+00:002012-11-28T21:57:13.439+00:00Indeed, you opened a can of worms with this one .....Indeed, you opened a can of worms with this one .... My MIL does not get along with any of her four in-laws. She basically positions us in bitch-slot one through four. Your ranking depends on who has offended her the most at any given time. I am currently in the 'pole position'.Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12550611275677498097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-20878114781174402972012-11-28T20:58:08.920+00:002012-11-28T20:58:08.920+00:00Like you I rather lucked in! Dementia got hold of ...Like you I rather lucked in! Dementia got hold of my dear MIL several years before she actually left this life, so I mourn for and miss her in two ways IYKWIM.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03773144442384424888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-61465954023669244222012-11-28T20:45:22.429+00:002012-11-28T20:45:22.429+00:00Well said Tom.Well said Tom.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-27988713478249914322012-11-28T19:58:30.374+00:002012-11-28T19:58:30.374+00:00I am glad that things worked out John. I have a ...I am glad that things worked out John. I have a gay grand-daughter and I am pleased to say that her parents have both accepted it with great understanding and have helped her through a very difficult year. She is now aa happy young lady thanks to their understanding.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-77014970686559100392012-11-28T19:33:23.909+00:002012-11-28T19:33:23.909+00:00There's nothing so real and heart-warming as a...There's nothing so real and heart-warming as a real relationship with unrelated people. Family we are duty-bound to love - even if we instinctively dislike them. All others are loved by choice.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-54209317206929073472012-11-28T18:32:41.917+00:002012-11-28T18:32:41.917+00:00My MIL gave me her spinning wheel...it is her faul...My MIL gave me her spinning wheel...it is her fault (and her kind and loving son's) that we are in full fiber mode...I named the spinning wheel after Josie of course! She is a sweet 87 year old darlin. Oh, by the way John; we now have ducks......Gods help us.Spinners End Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378599044206074919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-16379164203346940622012-11-28T17:41:34.125+00:002012-11-28T17:41:34.125+00:00I salute you. You have conquered an area I could ...I salute you. You have conquered an area I could never breech. I always kept trying and I never repeated what comments were made just out of Hubby's hearing.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-86431817131645544532012-11-28T17:28:14.968+00:002012-11-28T17:28:14.968+00:00thanks to everyone who commented
I do enjoy a good...thanks to everyone who commented<br />I do enjoy a good MIL/FIL/SIL/DIL Story!<br />keep em coming<br />John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-77112247576345040692012-11-28T17:25:46.916+00:002012-11-28T17:25:46.916+00:00You are lucky that you get along with them John. ...You are lucky that you get along with them John. They look 'young at heart' types in the photos!Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766240849932971541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-9579738464970386192012-11-28T17:13:12.905+00:002012-11-28T17:13:12.905+00:00I'm sure they are happy for you as well John. ...I'm sure they are happy for you as well John. I have only one daughter and her first hubbie, my first son-in-law was so beyond the word LOSER...after 10 years she finally dumped him. Looking forward to the next BETTER SIL. I can hope can't I?Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-4048830288756127652012-11-28T16:56:16.326+00:002012-11-28T16:56:16.326+00:00My MIL hated me before she even met me.She had a g...My MIL hated me before she even met me.She had a go at me in the vestry just after I signed the register at my wedding, and then sin of all sins I gave birth to 2 daughters rather than the grandson she was so desperate for. She now has 7 grand-daughters and a great grand-daughter, something which has amused me no end over the years as each of us had girls rather than boys. I gave up trying to get along with her very early on -over 31 years have passed and I never see her which suits me fine.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01729719876504930455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-37488472651954822252012-11-28T16:39:32.880+00:002012-11-28T16:39:32.880+00:00That's very true about your in-laws not having...That's very true about your in-laws not having all the psychological baggage of your parents. My brother in law and mother in law are both very easy to get on with for that reason. Trying to get on with my father however was an uphill struggle.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-71879955642144061832012-11-28T16:36:32.434+00:002012-11-28T16:36:32.434+00:00MIL was a complete hoot, life was full of laughter...MIL was a complete hoot, life was full of laughter even on a grim day.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-36386831031564859942012-11-28T16:34:49.056+00:002012-11-28T16:34:49.056+00:00back in my married days I hated my in laws and the...back in my married days I hated my in laws and they me....you are blessed to have good ones :)Monkey https://www.blogger.com/profile/18405380174600385686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-91804213664733215072012-11-28T15:03:50.787+00:002012-11-28T15:03:50.787+00:00Hope your day is going well, John. :o)Hope your day is going well, John. :o)LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-84350775490953372052012-11-28T14:57:13.650+00:002012-11-28T14:57:13.650+00:00Nothing like a good hairy-ass...
Family is ah-maz...Nothing like a good hairy-ass...<br /><br />Family is ah-mazing!<br /><br />Nitty Gritty MommaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05881161113092930474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-46048900268717589632012-11-28T14:54:52.702+00:002012-11-28T14:54:52.702+00:00My first MIL hated my guts until I divorced her so...My first MIL hated my guts until I divorced her son, then we got along fine. I loved DH's Mom and still miss her.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.com