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[quote=Anonymous]I married a great son. (He's the oldest in his family with two sisters. He's very helpful, for instance takes off work to move grandparents, and I know his parents are proud of him. He is definitely the favorite child if that makes any difference. We live closer to his parents than his sisters (we're 2 hours away) and I've tried so hard to be a good DIL even though we have little in common. They get exactly 50% of the holidays and always have nice presents. I make sure my dh calls them weekly.)

But it's not the same. We have children and my inlaws will frequently say that they can't wait for their daughters to have children so they can retire and help them (both sisters don't want kids). They didn't even come stay after our children's births, let alone help us and I specifically invited them. His sister is getting married and his parents were overjoyed to pay for the whole thing, but dh and I paid for and planned our own wedding. MIL is planning everything related to her wedding: huge brunch day after, large shower, everything. SIL is wearing her veil that I had asked to wear, but she couldn't find it then. I am just so jealous of the way his parents treat his sisters. I try and try, but they're never as close to us even though dh is the favorite.

Is this just how it is? Is this why sons aren't as close to their families as daughters? Do parents just cling to daughters and their families and ignore son's? [/quote]

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