Tell me about your lovely MIL

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I've read so many horror stories about MILs on here, they generally seem like monsters!

My mum is an evil MIL, although totally undeserving in my opinion. My Brother says my mum spends too much time with me and my kids and neglects his. He had his children long before me, my mum tried to help but it was always rejected. In fact it isn't just my mum, it's everyone on our side of the family. My family are wonderful with my children but poor Brother and SIL are hard done by and no one cares. They can't see that they've created the problem for themselves by constantly pushing our family away.

I'm a boy mum and defiantly not having anymore so I won't have a daughter. I know as girls we usually gravitate more to our own mums and I accept that but I hope to be involved and close to them when the time comes.

My MiL is awful. We have very little contact with her and it's been that way since way before I met my husband. So I've never really had my own MIL.

There must be some wonderful MILs out there, what makes them wonderful?

My Mum in law was absolutely amazing.I worked with her for 15 years, and can honestly say we never had a cross word, despite being in a stressful job.She was anazing and got on so well with my Mum and Dad.So lucky to have her in my life for 43 years.
Father in law was fab as well

@shehadsomuchpotential my dad and uncle were/are the same, my dad was much closer to my mum’s side of the family and rarely spoke to or saw his own side once his mum had died - he loved them very much but just didn’t have anything in common with them. My uncle sees his family a bit more but is definitely closer to my side and sees us more. I don’t think I realised as a kid that some people see both sides of their family regularly!

I love my PIL. Kind and thoughtful, amazing grandparents. I can spend hours chatting to MIL.