Great mums and MILS!!

[WeThree]

just thought id start a thread for all the great mums and mils out there, we are always so quick to complain when people do us wrong, but ever so slow to point out the good things people do for us!!
My mum is the greatest, her children always come first for her, even though we are now grown, and my kids could not have a more devoted or loving nanna. tonight she was at work and i rang her and complained that i had a terrible toothache. 15 mins later (her work is close to my house) she is at my door with pain relief, and had ordered pizza for the kids (which she paid for) so that i wouldnt have to cook, then she went back to work!! we chat usually a couple of times a day and i dont know wher i would be today without her support, friendship and guidance, having raised 3 children and being a midwife, she has been a great sort of info on all things baby, booby etc as well!!
my mil is pretty good too, even though she lives about 3 hrs away she is regulary ringing for chats and always is supportive of me :) well just thought id share all that, anyone else with positive mum, mil stories??

[bobtob]

Great Thread!
My MIL is just so great!, Yes, she can say the wrong thing and can wind me up but i would'nt change her for anything!
Next week she is taking 3 days of work so she can look after my kids while DH and I go away for a wedding, not only that but she has payed for our accomodation while we are there! Amazing
Also tonight when she rang and i was feeling a bit sad and lonely she just said the nicest things to cheer me up.
I am truly blessed!

[WeThree]

thats what i like to hear!!! yes they can be pains in the butts, but lets share more of the great stuff they do too, thanks bobtob!!

[peterpan]

Hi Girl's,
My Mum is great my family live in NZ and we talk every 2nd day and she has been over every month since I had DS (30/5/05)
Dad stay's home and look's after the place i think he likes the peace...lol
My Mum and Sister are going over this weekend for a week :)
I never got to meet my MIL she past away just before I meet DH
Hope there is more ppl out there that enjoy there Mummy's :)

[Worm'sMum]

Thanks Coopsntilly, you've made me look at the good points of my MIL - although we don't often see eye to eye and I'm as stubborn as they come when it comes to getting help and advice, she is there for us when we need her.

AND my mum, I absolutely bow down to. She is the most amazing woman I have ever met! When my dad left her 8 months pg with me- and only 16yrs to boot! She strove through and has given me and my sisters the best life possible. We may not have had a lot of money but we also have/had a lot of love and laughter - the best thing anyone could have! She's now one of my closest best friends!

My Nana is also fantastic, when my family moved to QLD 8 years ago, she became one of my best friends and is always there for a laugh, listen to my probs and just a general chat!
So three big cheers to all the great mum's, nana's and MIL's out there!!

[WeThree]

Tammy, thanks for reminding me, my grandmother is awesome too!! she has become a great friend whos advice i value and she is a funny, smart, strong lady :)

[jaydensmum]

Im very lucky i have a great MIL. She treats me as though im her own daughter. Im ever so greatful that i have ended up with her for a MIL. I know so many people arent so lucky, unfortunately!

jaydensmum

[wattle]

My mummy is the best. I have a bad cold and she is looking after me vewwy well. Thank you mummy. Love from Max.

[Refresh]

My mum's OK but my MIL is fantastic!!:D They have done soooo mcuh for us - always wanting to see the kids and having us around for dinner. We never could have bought our house without their help. I could go on and on. Both my mother and my MIL are very respectful about our parenting etc. and would never poke their noses in when they are unwanted!

Hooray!:D

[drewid]

Thanks for this thread :D I have been meaning to open one similar to it for ages, after noticing how everyone (well not quite) seems to be down on their MIL's.

My MIL (and FIL) are fantastic. They are Irish (which i loooove) and after waiting a long long time for granchildren, have in the last 2 years been blessed with 3 (1 of which is ours) and they are just SOOO over the moon about it. They are always buying clothes for the littlies, which really helps out when we are a bit cash strapped. Speaking of cash strapped, they are always there to help us out if we get into a pickle with money, as happened just after DS was born.

They have also offered us their house to live in for as long as we want, with a ridiculously low rent and the freedom to redecorate as we wish. Eventually the house will be ours (when they depart this world, hopefully not for a while yet) so we are sort of building on our own inheritance there.

I am also really lucky in that my MIL is not interfering at all - she is very generous and giving, but also knows when to keep her nose out of things. She never questions my parenting, or tries to push her views on me. She is really supportive, especially of the fact that I breastfeed (specially as her son's wife is f.f her two).

I wont' go into my mum too much, she is sometimes a bit too pushy with her opinions on things which are rather outdated, but she is fantastic with helping me out with babysitting, and helping to clean the house whenever she pops over. She is always great to have a chat to about the joys of parenting and I feel much closer to her as an adult and mum than I ever did as a teenager or young single adult.

Its lovely to read these stories about great mums and MIL's! Keep em coming...

[Clesthaven]

I have been extremely lucky with my mother-in-law. My previous two boyfriends had horrible mothers so I was a bit hard on my husband's mother because I was expecting the worst but she has been great. When I first got home from hospital she came and stayed with us and got up during the night to help feed Jessica and she looked after her in the morning so I could sleep in. I have been truly blessed.

[brooke]

My Mummy is the greatest!

She would do anything for me or my brothers.. My mum had me very young.. she is only 41 now and has always put us kids first and will always continue to do so!
I can talk to my mum about anything and not be judgemental and support any decision that i want to make! My mum is my pillar of strengh and I dont know where I would be without her today!
Having said that my daddy is the best too..... He has always worked very hard to support his family emotionaly and finacially and done what ever he had to do to make sure we had a better life than what he did...
I am so proud of the man my dad has become.. He was kicked out of home by his horriable mother at 7yrs old and she didnt care where he went.. she just told him she couldnt look after him anymore.. probably just as well becaus the kids that stayed in his family are all messed up! My dad grew up in a boys home.. No family to love him.. no money! Now he has his own buisness his own home and a family that wouldnt swap him for the world! (although he can be annoying sometimes like a big kid!)
I really look up to my dad and feel blessed to have him as my father..
I dont know what I would do with out my mum and dad... And in a few short weeks they will giude me a long on my new journey of becoming a mother myself.. I would be happy if i could be half the people that they are!