If you’ve heard stories and watched sitcoms about mothers-in-law, you’re familiar with the stereotypes about them. For some reason, these mothers have a bad reputation for hating their daughters-in-law and fighting with them like cats and dogs. From petty behavior to horrific acts of vengeance, they are called "monsters-in-law”. But in fact, not every mother-in-law is evil. Some of them could actually become best friends and helpers on the way to family happiness. They even build a close relationship with their daughters-in-law that makes their sons and daughters green with envy.
As people who are indignant at the stereotypes about mothers-in-law, we would like to show you some stories of the good relationship between mother- and daughter-in-law. Through these stories, we want to break the myth and bad reputation about them. Especially, these stories were shared by daughters-in-law who are always proud of their husbands' mothers. Scroll down to check out how great these mothers-in-law are!
Here is a list of some of the things she did-
She called her friend who owned a furniture store and had a couch, chair, rocking chair and end tables delivered while I was at a doctors appointment. We used that furniture for nearly 10 years. We tried to pay her back. Her response was, 'Don't even mention that again'."
What kind of relationship do you have with your mother-in-law? Please share your answer with us in the comments below!
As people who are indignant at the stereotypes about mothers-in-law, we would like to show you some stories of the good relationship between mother- and daughter-in-law. Through these stories, we want to break the myth and bad reputation about them. Especially, these stories were shared by daughters-in-law who are always proud of their husbands' mothers. Scroll down to check out how great these mothers-in-law are!
#1 What did your mother-in-law do to you?
Oh boy! Where do I begin?Here is a list of some of the things she did-
- Asking her daughter-in-law to employ a helper as managing household and a full time job may be too much on a 24 year old (She was a working woman herself all her life)
- Raising her son to be a true partner. My husband can cook, clean, look after kids and does everything what it takes to run a house. This is kind of uncommon with boys in India even today.
- Warning us against some “family friend LIC ( life insurance sold as an investment giving very poor returns in India) advisor” and trying to stop us to invest that money. We should have listened to you, mom! That was one of the worst investment we made!
- Trying to give us money to purchase our first home. We being our stupid 20+ selves, told her we will manage on our own. Biggest regret the way property prices climbed later on! She really knew what she was suggesting!
- Leaving us forever and passing on at a mere age of 60 something. We miss you so much Mom! I wish we could tell you how sorry we are for not listening to some of the things listed above! Not a day goes by when we don’t think of you!
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#2 My mother-in-law set up a sweetheart table for my fiancée and I on what was supposed to be our wedding day.
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#4 What did your mother-in-law do to you?
"Once, years before my husband and I married, his mother and I were shopping, and I noticed a dress that I really liked; however, being rather on the frugal side, I didn’t want to buy it. When Christmas came that year, lo and behold, I opened one of my packages from her and inside lay that very dress. I found out later that she had my husband take her back to the store, as she was not familiar with the area, and purchase the dress that very same day after we saw it. It was one of the best gifts I ever received not only because I loved it, but mainly because of the sentiment attached to it."Source: Diane Brown / Quora
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#6 What did your mother-in-law do to you?
"My MIL was bedridden with MS. She discovered we were living without living room furniture, which we were fine with, being young and poor. We had an odd assortment of handouts from my family, folding chairs and a card table for playing Euchre.She called her friend who owned a furniture store and had a couch, chair, rocking chair and end tables delivered while I was at a doctors appointment. We used that furniture for nearly 10 years. We tried to pay her back. Her response was, 'Don't even mention that again'."
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#10 "So, my mother-in-law started taking Photoshop classes."
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#13 “My mother-in-law painted these nesting dolls that remind of Bowie for me as a birthday gift. They are so beautiful!”
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"My mother-in-law was a clinical psychologist. I had a difficult childhood and had a lot of trouble dealing with the world when I grew up. My mother-in-law took me under her wings and helped me grow up to be self aware, assertive and confident. We spent hours together talking, laughing and crying. I don't know what I would have done without her. I miss her terribly." June Reister / Quora#15
"I remember one time when my husband and I were sophomores in high school and getting ready to go to a dance at the school. I was at his house and he asked me to iron his pants while he was in the shower. The ironing board and iron was set up in their living room. I had no brothers and didn’t know the first thing as to how to press a boy’s trousers. I was only 15. His mom took the pants and put them on the ironing board and showed me where the crease should be. Then she said, “ if he doesn’t like the way you do it, tell him to do it himself”. Then she walked out of the room and went into the kitchen." Mary Dabbs / Quora#16
"When I was young, my husband took me to meet his parents. When we were there, I heard some of his family members arguing behind my back, saying that my husband would get tired of me. I ran to another room and started crying. My mother-in-law came in, and I’ll remember what she said for my whole life. She said, “You have a huge advantage — your youth. No matter what these adult women are saying, you have what they don’t — you’re 21.” And many years later, when our long-awaited son was finally born, my mother-in-law said shortly: “I wasn’t wrong about you." elllienka / PikabuWhat kind of relationship do you have with your mother-in-law? Please share your answer with us in the comments below!