In Appreciation

So, we've all heard mother-in-law jokes, right? I've definitely heard my share of mother in law horror stories.

I'm married to a really wonderful guy (as I'm sure many of you are.) and I do have to be really grateful to my husband's mother for raising a son that could be as great as Kevin. :)

Anyway, my point of this post is basically realizing how important a relationship with a mother in law is. Not only is my mother in law my husbands mother, she is a person (I know it sounds lame, but sometimes I tend to just identify people as their "role" in my life.) and a kind of neat one at that.

I have to admit, I'm pretty sure we haven't liked each other every single second of the time we've known each other. However, recently I read "The Mother In Law Dance" (great, book, by the way) and it changed my perspective a little bit. I think it's always helpful to step out of my shoes and try on someone else's.

Then this Wednesday my mother in law came to stay with me. I cannot even describe how much that day meant to me. I'm always a little leery of people treating my differently after my stay at Philhaven. Either avoiding the subject all together, changing the subject if I bring it up, or over analyzing everything I say or do. She treated me like a normal person, while at the same time showing me that she really cared. Making me get out of the house even though I kind of felt like sitting on the sofa all day was the best thing for me.

So this post is in appreciation of my mother in law. I challenge you all (if you have a mother in law) to show her how much you appreciate her, even if you don't always get along. :)