Comments on: How to Be a Better Daughter-in-Law

By: LisaNotes

LisaNotes — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 01:19:48 +0000

I’m glad this thought resonated with you too, Shelbee. It’s easy to compare ourselves to what we think is the “norm” and come up short. That’s how I feel in this department. But if we can love their baby boys, we’re fine! 🙂

By: Shelbee on the Edge

Shelbee on the Edge — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 12:26:14 +0000

Lisa, thank you so much for sharing this post! I always feel like I am the worst daughter-in-law on the planet so this really was a helpful message to change my perspective. My Jeff is my favorite person ever and I am his and his mother sees how amazing our love for each other is, so that must make her happy, right? I have always been the black sheep of every family…my own and my in-laws (both ex-in-laws and the current ones). But you are so right, if we are loving their baby boys, that is all our mothers-in-law wish for!

Shelbee
http://www.shelbeeontheedge.com

By: Jean Wise

Jean Wise — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:22:39 +0000

Good reminder. I know I need to tell my mother-in law kind words too. Not that I am mean; often I am silent and don’t express the positive to her. We will be seeing her in a few weeks and I plan to make an effort to say I love you more often. Thanks for the good push

By: Joanne

Joanne — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 23:52:01 +0000

Aw, what great advice! I have the best mother in law who has always treated me like her very own daughter.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:45:00 +0000

Great insight, Lisa. I have an amazing mother-in-law. I’ve never felt the need to go out of my way to impress her, but I do look for ways to honor her and encourage her. I’ve never considered how something so simple–just loving her son well–could bless her.

By: Barbara Harper

Barbara Harper — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 21:51:25 +0000

As a mother-in-law, I agree with that–I love knowing that my son is well taken care of and appreciated and loved. And I love when one of my kids casually says they were talking or texting with one of their brothers recently. I love that they’re keeping in touch. When my oldest son is here and he and my youngest are talking in one of the bedrooms, it makes me so nostalgic–feels just like old times!

By: Laurie

Laurie — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:38:25 +0000

Great advice, Lisa – to be a better in-law, be a better wife. I was lucky enough to have two wonderful mothers-in-law. Bill had a mom and a stepmom. In a relationship that is sometimes fraught with tension, I was blessed to have two excellent role models. I hope my daughters-in-law feel about me the same way I felt about my mothers-in-law.

By: Mary Rooney Armand

Mary Rooney Armand — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 16:51:51 +0000

Lisa, it is hard to compare ourselves to others in the family. You are right that to be the best daughter-in-law means to be the best wife! It helps our weaknesses pale in comparison!

By: Theresa Boedeker

Theresa Boedeker — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:46:27 +0000

Loving each other and seeing our loved ones love each other. Simple joys that warm my heart.

By: Martha Jane Orlando

Martha Jane Orlando — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:33:05 +0000

I had the best MIL ever, Lisa, and I miss her so much. She knew how much I loved Danny, and that’s what meant the most to her.
Blessings!