My MIL is great!
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Topic: My MIL is great!
Posted By: kandk
Subject: My MIL is great!
Date Posted: 10 July 2010 at 8:22pm
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I know there's a lot of griping about MILs, so I just thought I'd say (for the sake of any MILs reading this) that mine is great!
She is so supportive of what we are doing with DS, offers advice ion the nicest possible way and doesn't mind if it is rejected, always tells me what a good job I am doing (even when I think I'm not), and helps out whenever she can. She loves DS to bits and never compares him to our nieces and nephews. She loves getting him stuff but always asks first what we need, and she gets on with my parents too! I would offer to lend her out, but I'm afraid I might not get her back 
So thanks MIL!!   ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 10 July 2010 at 8:27pm
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How about I send mine to her and she can retrain her!? She doesn't even have to send mine back if she doesn't think she'll make the cut!!
------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: Mum_mum
Date Posted: 10 July 2010 at 8:33pm
Aw KandK I was thinking the same thing the other day - I have a wonderful MIL who is so supportive, reassuring and just awesome! We get on so well and I love having her around. She even does my dishes when she comes for tea  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
 Angel baby - May 2008
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 10 July 2010 at 8:34pm
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Mine's pretty awesome too.
Seriously, it's not just because she lives on the other side of the world
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Posted By: queenbean
Date Posted: 10 July 2010 at 8:40pm
I  my MIL!!!
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Posted By: Kazper
Date Posted: 10 July 2010 at 8:45pm
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Oh that is so lovely ladies. I really wish I had a lovely MIL!! ------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/545141" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 10 July 2010 at 9:03pm
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Glad thatsome of you have great MILs. ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: anon
Date Posted: 10 July 2010 at 9:14pm
Hahaha love it ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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.Mel wrote:Posted By: Rachel1982
Date Posted: 10 July 2010 at 10:34pm
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Mine is totally lovely most of the time, but sometimes I could kill her.
Luckily DH feels exactly the same way as me so it doesn't tend to cause any conflicts :) ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 10 July 2010 at 10:52pm
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Im gonna be the most awesome maloresome mother in law .
Honestly , get your sons to marry my daughter ,and your daughters to marry my son ladies, I promise I'll be nice to them ------------- 
http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 10 July 2010 at 11:18pm
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Lucky you if you have never had a run in with you MIL.
I am going to be the best MIL cause I will learn by her mistakes ha ha
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Posted By: gmunster
Date Posted: 11 July 2010 at 12:30am
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Reckon mine is pretty fantastic too -------------  
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Posted By: kiwikid
Date Posted: 11 July 2010 at 12:43am
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Aww yay for lovely MILs, mine is great too - she always buys DS super cute PP clothes at the end of the NZ season and sends a big parcel a couple of times a year (we are in the UK) with the clothes and Animal Biscuits for him and Toffee Pops / Peanut Slabs for us ------------- 
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Posted By: nuts_nats
Date Posted: 11 July 2010 at 10:51am
Good thread, MILs can get a hard time... I feel very lucky that I have a good one! I love her, she is an amazing lady  I look forward to her visits and I know my daughter does as well! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: MamaT
Date Posted: 11 July 2010 at 10:55am
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Awww, that is great that so many have lovely MIL's.
Mel - I love your thought, maybe I could send mine too. There could be a training camp for MIL's -------------  
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 11 July 2010 at 11:27am
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Mine is fine too. She actually agrees with me that FIL is an arse and she can so see why I don't want to have anything to do with him anymore. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 11 July 2010 at 1:13pm
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Mine's great too, I even stayed with my ILs for part of last year and she's lovely, spoilt me rotten. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 11 July 2010 at 2:01pm
I'll get my DH to post here later as to why his MIL is awesome.
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 11 July 2010 at 3:27pm
| My MIL is awesome too. I hope my son's future wifey thinks I'm awesome too! |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 11 July 2010 at 4:50pm
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I don't have a MIL becasue she is dead, but I wish I did, especially now my own mother lives so far away.
I can see why my own mother is a PITA. however seeing hte disgusting way my sisters in laws have treated her over the years for nothing really, makes me feel sad. Its always their families first and mum and dad missed out on everything, christmases, birthdays, new babies etc. i know you often just want YOUR mum, but it really hurt me to see how much that bnehaviour hurt my mum. I hope I am a great MIL but I know it will have to be a pretty darn special woman to look after my wee man the way I do! lol ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 11 July 2010 at 8:07pm
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I have the coolest MIL too! She was great before baby and is even more great now we have a baby!!
I think my mum makes an alright MIL too although dp doesn't always agree!
I too will be a cool MIL - well I hope...  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 12 July 2010 at 2:53pm
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I hope that I learn from my MIL's mistakes & am a great MIL...
I want to steal my brothers MIL ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: heaf3
Date Posted: 12 July 2010 at 3:26pm
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yep i think my MIL is great! never had a falling out with her. always gives good advice. i think i lucked out!
hope shes still awesome when we have a bub lol ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: RedHeadDuck
Date Posted: 12 July 2010 at 3:44pm
I have a pretty cool MIL. Infact, my FIL is pretty cool too 
Although I think my MIL is kind of scared I'm 'taking' her baby away from her, so we try to go out to their house regularly, and kinda 'prove' to her that I'm not stealing her boy! Lol. We're off to the IL's to cook dinner for my FIL tonight... MIL is in Holland... FIL is a typical Dutch Farmer and can't cook to save himself, and he's been going to everyones house to eat so far lol... |