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I've never met daughter in law's family. Anyone else?
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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 300681" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>I wouldn't take it personally either, but I know it's hard not to. Some families are so different they're just not comfortable being around each other, but to purposely keep them separated seems a little over the top.</p><p> </p><p>I just can't imagine something like this though. I have always thought of my son-in-law as my 'third kid". Daughter and sister in law live 630 miles away from me, and now there's a tiny little grandson almost four months old. We didn't meet sister in law's family until the day before the wedding but they welcomed us with open arms. They're just a warm, friendly, funny, close-knit clan. We even spent Christmas with them two years ago. sister in law's mom died last summer and both grandfathers are out of the picture (long story there) so I am essentially the only grandparent, even though I won't get to see him too often. sister in law's aunt (his mom's sister) just had her first grandchild too and I have a feeling she will become sort of a substitute grandma to my grandson. And that's FINE with me! Having an extended family is important to a child and I'm <em>happy</em> that he will be a part of this big loving bunch! He has the great-aunt and uncle, a great-grandma who adores him, two uncles and several cousins including one just two weeks older than he is. Just more people to love him and that's gotta be a good thing.</p><p> </p><p>Of course, I don't know how I might have reacted if sister in law's family had been snobby or snotty, or if they had treated us like we were intruding or like they resented us - fortunately they didn't. That must be a very difficult situation to have to contend with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 300681, member: 1883"] I wouldn't take it personally either, but I know it's hard not to. Some families are so different they're just not comfortable being around each other, but to purposely keep them separated seems a little over the top. I just can't imagine something like this though. I have always thought of my son-in-law as my 'third kid". Daughter and sister in law live 630 miles away from me, and now there's a tiny little grandson almost four months old. We didn't meet sister in law's family until the day before the wedding but they welcomed us with open arms. They're just a warm, friendly, funny, close-knit clan. We even spent Christmas with them two years ago. sister in law's mom died last summer and both grandfathers are out of the picture (long story there) so I am essentially the only grandparent, even though I won't get to see him too often. sister in law's aunt (his mom's sister) just had her first grandchild too and I have a feeling she will become sort of a substitute grandma to my grandson. And that's FINE with me! Having an extended family is important to a child and I'm [I]happy[/I] that he will be a part of this big loving bunch! He has the great-aunt and uncle, a great-grandma who adores him, two uncles and several cousins including one just two weeks older than he is. Just more people to love him and that's gotta be a good thing. Of course, I don't know how I might have reacted if sister in law's family had been snobby or snotty, or if they had treated us like we were intruding or like they resented us - fortunately they didn't. That must be a very difficult situation to have to contend with. [/QUOTE]
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