Committed: The Ties that Bond
with Angella Dykstra
I'm a mom of three, a professional accountant, and an amateur photographer and writer. I am not a marriage expert. But my husband and I take "Til death do us part" seriously, and here I'll be sharing how we keep our marriage strong while we both do that insane work-life juggle.
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It’s Thanksgiving up in Canada and that means there will be a big family dinner. Siblings and cousins and (DUN DUN DUN) in-laws. (My side of the family lives far away, so they rarely come for holidays.)
We get along well with my in-laws. We don’t see them much during our every day lives but when we get together for major holidays we have great visits. I love that my husband and his siblings get along so well and that us spouses do, too. The (eight) cousins from our three families are all close in age and have a whole lot of fun together.
There is dinner and dessert and playing and a whole lot of awesome.
(There have been glitches, yes, but nothing insurmountable.)
How about you? Do you get along with your in-laws?
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We see them almost everyday as they watch my youngest daughter when she’s not in school (which we are very grateful for). I think I get along with my in-laws pretty well. As with anyone, there are things they do that bug me, but they’re family so you just have to deal with it.
My mom is a little bit further away so we don’t see her as often. And like me with my in-laws, hubby puts up with her quirks.
Wendy [mapsgirl] | October 7th, 2011 at 9:57 am
I adore my fiance’s family. He has a BIG family compared to my small one. It’s a very different dynamic but I love it. They are all so welcoming.
K | October 7th, 2011 at 1:19 pm
I do. There are really nice, really generous people. They don’t get too involved but are inclusive all at once. I’m very lucky.
Heather | October 7th, 2011 at 2:17 pm
Yes, my in-laws are amazing and I love them all so much! Sadly most of them (Rob’s parents, younger brother and younger sister) live 2 hours away so we don’t see them as much as we would like, but his older brother lives close by. My SIL and I are really close, and our kids are great friends.
Hannah | October 7th, 2011 at 6:21 pm
Yep! All of them. It’s pretty awesome. (I wish cousins lived closer, though!)
Mrs. Wilson | October 8th, 2011 at 4:34 pm
I’ll be the outsider here. No. Not at all. The best decision I made was to cut them out of my life entirely. My husband and I are VERY close with my family, and that more than makes up for not having his in our lives. Their constant drama was exhausting.
Tia | October 11th, 2011 at 7:30 pm