If You Divorce Me, I Am Keeping My Mother-in-law

I have always heard horror stories about mother-in-laws from married people, but somehow after 32 years of marriage, I still have no horrid tales to tell about my mother-in-law. I have been blessed to have a loving and supportive mother-in-law, a rare find these days, or so I am told by my friends and acquaintances. I told my husband that if he ever decides to divorce me, I’m keeping my mother-in-law.

Both he and I laughed when I said that but I really believe that statement would prove to be true. I have seen it happen with my own mother and my sister-in-laws. My older brother has been married and divorced a couple of times, but the ex-wives always maintained a close relationship with my mother. They joked that they fell out of love with my brother, but they still loved my mother. I think this is how it would be if my husband and I ever divorced. I would still try to maintain the relationship with my mother-in-law even though we would no longer be a couple

The reason for such a mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship is simple, she has always treated me with love and respect. She is soft spoken and kind and has never tried to control our family unit. She gave advice when we asked for it, but she never otherwise interfered. She didn’t condemn our child rearing mistakes or criticize any decisions we made. I have come to love my mother-in-law almost as much as my own mother. My mother passed away a few years ago, so now I appreciate my mother-in-law even more. It’s almost like I’ve been blessed with a second mother.

When I see other couples struggling with mother-in-law issues, I just send up a prayer thanking God that I never had to deal with those problems. All my mother-in-law stories have turned out good, not bad. My mother-in-law became like my second mother and a friend. I have always enjoyed a close bond with her and I can’t foresee anything changing that relationship. My husband and I are also still getting along fabulously after over thirty years together, so it looks like he won’t be divorcing me. I guess it is fairly safe to say that I get to keep both him and my mother-in-law.

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