Believe it, or not, no bitching from me this time! After a couple of e-mails with my husband's mom, I sat here thinking, "I love my mother-in-law."

The whole "sitting with the ex- at tomorrow's tee ball game" came up and she said she totally understands where I'm coming from. She has a good relationship with SS's mommy because his mommy is always agreeable to her and my father-in-law getting SS one day every other week. Mom really appreciates that because she and Pop adore my SS and he looooooooooves them... but Mom has also seen the materalistic, snobby side of the ex- and her family. Anyway, without being terribly nasty, Mom always lets me vent about the ex- and gets a few digs in herself and I really appreciate it.

I lost my mom when I was 26 and we hadn't had a great relationship. My mother-in-law always introduces me as her "daughter" and we both feel so blessed to have each other. I hope there are lots of you out there who can say the same about your husbands' moms!