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You’re the Mother-in-Law I Dream of Being One Day

Grown Children, Motherhood
November 9, 2023
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By Melinda Dueck

You’re the Mother-in-Law I Dream of Being One Day

To my dear mother-in-law, Thank you for showing me that good mothers-in-law really do exist. I hear so often about…

I’m Done Letting My Mother-in-Law Walk All Over Me

Marriage, Motherhood
August 23, 2023
1.9K Views
4 Minute Read

By Her View From Home

I’m Done Letting My Mother-in-Law Walk All Over Me

I used to let my mother-in-law walk all over me. If she told me to try something, I tried it.…

Dear Future Daughter-in-Law, I Hope We’ll Be Close

Grown Children, Motherhood
January 4, 2023
17.4K Views
4 Minute Read

By Her View From Home

Dear Future Daughter-in-Law, I Hope We’ll Be Close

Dear future daughter-in-law, My son loves you enough to want to spend the rest of his life with you. That’s…

To the Mother-in-Law Whose Love I Doubted, I Get it Now

Grown Children, Living
June 15, 2022
2.7K Views
5 Minute Read

By Betsy Moore

To the Mother-in-Law Whose Love I Doubted, I Get it Now

I am your only son’s first and only love. We met in college. From the moment I met you, mother-in-law,…

Grief, Marriage
December 17, 2021
2.1K Views
3 Minute Read

By Hannah Bentley-Keeven

Dear Husband, Your Pain is My Pain

Your mother has always hated me, and I do believe it would not have mattered who I was, she would…

Living, Motherhood
December 3, 2021
3.7K Views
2 Minute Read

By Erin Eddy

I Hit the Mother-In-Law Jackpot

My mother-in-law delivered this pan to our doorstep with a hot meal tucked inside. Pizza burgers, she called them, before…

Dear Grandma and Grandpa, Please Spend Time On Our Kids Too

Living
September 19, 2021
3.6K Views
4 Minute Read

By Jaime Elwer

Dear Grandma and Grandpa, Please Spend Time On Our Kids Too

Dear Grandma and Grandpa, Time! The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded…

My Father-in-Law Fills the Dad-Shaped Hole in My Heart

Grief, Grown Children
September 16, 2021
2.8K Views
2 Minute Read

By Samantha Lyn Walljasper

My Father-in-Law Fills the Dad-Shaped Hole in My Heart

Being a “daddy’s girl” without a dad can definitely be as depressing as it sounds. I lost my dad almost…

Marriage, Motherhood
May 16, 2021
3K Views
4 Minute Read

By Kristen Helms

My Mother-in-Law is a Gift From God

A gift from God—not how you would typically describe a mother-in-law. Trust me, I didn’t see it at first. In…

My Mother-in-Law is So Much More Than Just My Husband’s Mom

Grown Children, Marriage
March 8, 2021
6.3K Views
4 Minute Read

By Chandni Bansal

My Mother-in-Law is So Much More Than Just My Husband’s Mom

I have been married to my mother-in-law’s son for eight years now. In this time, I have come to know…

I Never Wanted My Mother-in-Law’s Curio Cabinet

Grief, Grown Children, Loss
January 10, 2021
7.3K Views
4 Minute Read

By Jacqueline Miller

I Never Wanted My Mother-in-Law’s Curio Cabinet

I hate stereotypical mother-in-law jokes and memes because my husband’s mom was one of my favorite people in this world.…

Marriage, Motherhood
November 25, 2020
2.7K Views
4 Minute Read

By Nickey J Dunn

I Married Into the Best Family

I stood there, absolutely beaming with pride, trying to maintain some level of chill, as my mother-in-law asked me for…

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You’re the Mother-in-Law I Dream of Being One Day

I’m Done Letting My Mother-in-Law Walk All Over Me

Dear Future Daughter-in-Law, I Hope We’ll Be Close

To the Mother-in-Law Whose Love I Doubted, I Get it Now

Dear Husband, Your Pain is My Pain

I Hit the Mother-In-Law Jackpot

Dear Grandma and Grandpa, Please Spend Time On Our Kids Too

My Father-in-Law Fills the Dad-Shaped Hole in My Heart

My Mother-in-Law is a Gift From God

My Mother-in-Law is So Much More Than Just My Husband’s Mom

I Never Wanted My Mother-in-Law’s Curio Cabinet

I Married Into the Best Family

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