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more about #mamasboy more comments → Lizawithazee: My MIL is perfect! She lives 1,000 miles away. So when we see her, it's all about doing fun things together to make memories for all of us. Hubby's si... more » nellicat: I LOVE my boyfriend's mother, but she lives 8 hours away. She is surrounded by her children, too, so the likelihood of us becoming closer than mother/... more » Grim Reaper of the Forest: I love my mother-in-law, but I sometimes fear the relationship might get tested if we have kids. It seems like conflict over child-rearing is a major... more » sequined: I can't imagine losing someone like that, let alone the aftermath of family interactinos. I sometimes think about my mom's best friend, who died when ... more » sequined: One of my exboyfriends had a family that would have been so fucking delightful to watch, but not necessarily delightful to take part in. The mom was a... more » Sev: After the treatment I've watched my mother endure at the hands of my dad's mother, I've never expected that a relationship with my potential mother-in... more » sybann: This was a very beautiful piece. Makes up for all the dreck. more » taranwanderer: I LOVED the mothers of both my ex's. Particularly the first one's. She was a literature lecturer at the local college and it was so wonderful to talk ... more » Oface: My ex's mom and I became extremely close. She was one of the first people I turned to when we broke up. She told me the other day she still mourns the... more » RoseColette (fewer thorns; more coffee): My MIL did the unthinkable and, imo, unforgivable early on in my and the husband's relationship. What's described in this article would never happen i... more » monkeyriot: I was once almost dumped by a boy because his sisters really liked me. Apparently they hadn't really liked any of his other girlfriends and he hated ... more » alecksander: I've smoked weed with my boyfriend's mom. Nuff said. more » NoInheritance: "And in some ways, I was a better daughter to her than I was to my own mother. But then, we had never hurt each other the way mothers and daughters in... more » BhavBhavBhav: My boyfriend's mother absolutely despises me, for no reason other than the fact that I do not want to convert to her religion, so I would probably sta... more » Lazy Line Painter Jane: my parents were married for 25 years when my mom died. 10 years later, my dad is still closer with my mom's parents than with his own. He talks to the... more »
