Originally posted by: Sujatha.rao
Divya, I am an only child...and I told my husband that my parents would remain my lifelong responsibility and we should consider marriage only if this was acceptable to him...in the first few years of marriage, we lived with my parents...my in-laws lived in the same city...but we still did ,...because I had my babies right after marriage and my in-laws were in no position to take care of them...so they could not object...
Then when we moved to another city, my parents came along with us...my father passed on three years ago ...my mother still lives with us...and interestingly enough, she shares an even better relationship with my husband than she shares with me...he is her confidant!
Beautiful...
My hubby and my dad share that kind of relation.. my dad can get very stubborn sometimes.. so my hubby needs to talk to him.. my dad makes tea and my hubby prefers that over mine... they watch their matches together... enjoy an occasional drink together... so i feel more like the daughter-in-law than the daughter in the house..
My mil didn't/couldn't/didn't want to ... take care of my son in a strange town.. so she didn't object then... with my brother getting married soon there are murmurs in the family that my father should move in with my brother...
My sis-in-law and my husband take the most offense and give it right back... (their side of the family of course..) ... so I have never had to deal with any of such comments personally...
My husband says... " Papa i grant you 2 weeks to visit your son... beyond that don't dare to think of more..."..