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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a woman with two sons whose husband is close to his mom (and I'm close to her also - my own parents are deceased). My kids are little still, but I know that what makes his mom great, to him and to me, is [b]her total confidence in us as parents and as a couple.[/b] She doesn't give her opinion unless asked. She is thoughtful, responsive, and never pushy. To be fair, we are great to her as well. It goes both ways.[/quote] Yes to the bold! This sort of nails why my MIL grates me sometimes. She really doesn't WANT us to survive without her. She has a lot of resentment that we are high functioning and happy without NEEDING her in some sort of very tangible way. I'd love it if she could find some confidence in us as parents and people. But instead, she thrives on being needed, so the more stunted we are, the more she can thrive. SIGH. Am filing this in my back pocket for when I'm a MIL. "Confidence in my kid".[/quote]
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