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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Remember your words when you become the in-laws.  Chances are good you'll have the same problems with your DIL and SIL.  You aren't perfect and they aren't perfect.  Once you accept this, particularly the fact that YOU aren;t perfect, you will have an easier time.[/quote]

This is 21:06. I know. I do try to keep this in mind. The thing that' so odd is that my MIL says all the time how she HATES her MIL (and she does, DH's family rarely goes to that side's events or celebrations and when they go, MIL always skips out). I think she genuinely intended to not let the pattern repeat with her daughter in law, but here we are. And I don't want to be that MIL to my kids, either. One thing, no matter how much I sometimes dislike my MIL, I vow not to ever, ever, ever block her from spending time with us. I suck it up each and every time. I wish I could do better than that, though, and actually learn to enjoy her.

PP above, are you speaking from experience? If so, how did you bridge the gap, and did you ever actually come to enjoy your MIL / DIL? As opposed to just tolerate them? I envy both people who naturally just "love" their MIls and people who have worked on it and gotten there. I am trying, but boy, I'm not getting very far. It makes me feel very angry with myself. I want to do better than this. [/quote]

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