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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are close to each other's families...so i call his mom a lot...sometimes he calls my mom...
I am the one who usually remembers about cards...for both sides...
It's sad that so many folks feel like they only need to communicate with "their" families.
But I do understand that everyone does not blend well...and do not consider their inlaws family.[/quote]

I consider my in-laws family, but I don't see why that means I should take over his social connection with them.  They're his parents, he's been calling them once a week for years, why would that change because he married me?  Why would I start picking out cards for his mom's birthday (I do sometimes buy a card if I see one that I think she'd like, or suggest a gift for someone if I think of something, but he takes primary responsibility for that stuff for his family), or choosing gifts for his siblings?  He's known them longer than I have, he's closer to them than I am.  Ditto for him and my family.  I sometimes send a photo of our kids to his parents if I'm sending one to my parents, etc., but he primarily handles contact with them.  I primarily handle contact with mine.  They're nice enough people, but he's closer to them than I am, of course.  [/quote]

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