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IL's
How do you feel about your IL's? Do you really consider them family, the same way you consider your own? Maybe it's because we have issues with BJ's family, but I still always think of them as "his" family, not "ours."
Re: IL's
FIL - I love this man (and the feeling is mutual). He has end stage Parkinsons disease and it is heart breaking.
MIL - Rampant narcissist. French snob (read: thinks Americans are trash). Utterly impossible to communicate with. Has called me fat on multiple occassions. Thinks Alex "could have done better." She's a peach. BSC.
I'm jealous that Alex got to marrry into my family. He was accepted with open arms since day one, and I wish I had that (and am so jealous of anyone who does). While my family is not perfect, we all love each other and him SO much. Sometimes we want to kill each other, but we'd always kill for each other. I wish I'd married into a family like mine...
I survived the RoLex wedding and all I got was this lousy husband.
One&Only Palmilla - Los Cabos, Mexico
Me too!!!!!
Even though I complain on occasion about the ILs (doesn't everybody) they are really wonderful and welcoming and have always been. I love them, I really do and I know they will help us out if we were ever in any kind of trouble. I like how Jordan's family is small and reserved where as mine is large and loud (that's the Italian for you.) It's nice to have both
This!
And Ro, she called YOU fat? She really is BSC. I hope you told her she is a old wrinkled twat. And that is my professional opinion
This, and for my own personal sanity I am leaving it at that.
~Kimberly & Eric~ April 21, 2008 ~Tensing Pen ~ Negril, Jamaica ~ My Blog: One Sunset at a Time
Not only did she say it, she pinched my stomach (and I was wearing a bikini at the time). Like I said, she's a real peach. And unfortunately, for someone her age, she looks freakishly non-wrinkled. UGH. Thank God she lives far, far away...
I survived the RoLex wedding and all I got was this lousy husband.
One&Only Palmilla - Los Cabos, Mexico
Despite the fact that MIL is truly BSC, and SIL is the most irresponsible person that I know, I still consider them all family. I figure that everyone has things they can't control and unfortunately mine are these two.
Me too!
This almost exactly. We get along for the most part - there have never been any fights or anything. My IL's still drive me crazy and sometimes I can't believe I'm tied to them forever. My BIL I lay no claim to in any way, he's BSC-selfish. My SIL is pretty awesome, and she's a saint for marrying BIL and not killing him. 90% of the time things are fine with my IL's and I even enjoy their company (with the exception of BIL).
DH thinks of my family as his family also, and they treat him as such. My family can be hard to take because we're bad communicators, but at least we all have each others backs no matter what.
What is BSC? I should proably be able to figure it out but can't right now.
I'm so happy with the family I married into
bsc= bat sh*t crazy
BOY was I off! I was thinking Big Smelly C*nt. I guess either would work.
HAHAAHA! I may like your version better Tammy.
AWESOME!!
You forgot BLIND, Rose!
My inlaws suck -- no no... they BLOW. I can't stand them and neither can DH. Only his stems from deeep deeeeep within.
My MIL and FIL aren't people I'd choose to go spend time with if there was no reason but I really do like DH's family. He's one of 6 kids and everyone is super nice and smart and fun to be around. His extended family is awesome. I got so excited when a group of his rowdy cousins came to our wedding. I knew they'd make the party and they totally did.
I'm thankful that we all get along. They're different from my family but are also a whole lot less complicated than my family. There's no drama in his family... EVER. It's a nice change.
I can't wait until everyone has kids (on both sides but especially his) I want oodles of cousins for my kids to play with.
Right now they are for sure "his" family but I hope that changes down the road.
His father hasn't been in the picture for about 20 years - DH just reunited with him a year ago. So neither of us know the man and I am super untrusting of him. His mother is has far from welcomed me with open arms. I see progress slowly, very slowly, in her opening her heart and mind to me. It's been a very tough road with me and her. DH also reunited with the rest of his family (aunts, uncles, cousins) around the same time as his father came back in the picture. I don't know them very well, but they are fabulous so far and have welomed both of us with lots of love.
It's not the family I dreamed of marrying into, but, eh, life goes on and it's always an adventure.
Same here! And I'll just leave it at that.