Q: My husband goes to his parents’ house by himself every Friday night by himself and also after work on weekdays. On Sundays, he includes me and our children on these visits. His parents are 10-15 minutes drive and my parents are about 20-25 minutes away. I only see my parents once a week and…
Heather Bissett … I don’t think I will ever tire of hearing it. But I have inquired more than a new name in the past month. I am now a wife to the most incredible man I’ve ever met. I also have a second set of parents: three new brothers-in-law, a new sister-in-law, and eight new…
I thought my heart was going to beat out of my chest when, at my engagement party, I overheard my soon to be mother-in-law giving my uncle/wedding officiant/pre-marital counselor the third degree. How I managed to calmly articulate our confidence in my uncle’s ability to counsel and marry us is beyond me. The next morning,…
We all watched in horror when Ben Stiller’s desire to impress led to a hilarious dinnertime prayer and awkward bragging about his ability to milk the cat in Meet the Parents. However, the real reason that movie made us laugh so hard is because we can relate. Misery truly does love company. Grafting into a…
I have a lot of married friends, most of them with children, all of them with in-laws. Families are unique, and combining two families through marriage can create tension for newlyweds. A sister-in-law and Aunt, I have seen the in-laws dynamic in my own family, sometimes seamless and at other times busting the seams. As…
