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tracystokes · #9 (**permalink**) 12-09-2006, 10:11 AM

My father in law.....treats me as I am his own daughter. He is a very good man. Hubby and I have been married for 10 years now working on 11. LOL He loves his grandkids the way that a grand parent should care about them.

As for my mother in law. Her new husband is not bad. But my MIL has never been the one to really "care or shows love" to her son. She likes the big house, the land, the in-ground pool.....she likes material things better than having a conversation with her son or grandkids. She only talks to my children at our family Christmas party. She runs around and acts like they are so special and how much she cares about them. But lets be honest.....love goes way farther than a one day event. Once we leave we won't hear from her on the phone unless she wants something. She will call hubby for advise or deals but that is all. She has Never been to our house. She even drove up once(an hour and a half drive) to the area we are in and did not stop in just for a short hi. LOL I would love for my children to have a close relationship with my MIL but I just don't see that happening. My children know what it feels like for someone to "buy" there love and they don't want any part of it. Once we leave the kids will ask why does grandma not call or see us but once a year or when we drive down mom?

I go to the Christmas party because the love I have for my husband. But I have taught my children how to really love people and show people you care and love them. So, they realize now what she does is not love.