I wasn’t expecting the blog I wrote a few days ago, called Surviving the In-laws – about how my in-laws pamper me with wagyu burgers and vintage wine and have heated toilet floors – to spark a competition. But people popped out of the woodwork all over the place with “my in-laws are more awesome than your in-laws” stories. I thought mother-in-laws were meant to be one step removed from the Wicked Witch of The West, convinced no woman would ever be good enough for their son, like the hideous mother in a Mamamia story called “When mother-in-law is monster-in-law”. But I was wrong. It seems half the world has in-laws more fabulous than mine. The current front-runner for the “Na-na-ne-na-na I Have The Awesomest In-laws” Award is Sarah, who says:
“I love going to my in-laws. They too have heated floors, bedrooms secured away so no one can see the mess the kids make, a pool room that keeps the kids endlessly entertained & the most glorious views in their sunny kitchen of snow capped mountains, massive yard that is lovingly cared for that is so relaxing to sit out in & provides many snap shot opportunities. They also have a massive vegie garden where the girls love harvesting the fresh vegies with their Grandma-Dad for dinner each night. And that is all at their place . . then the list starts of all the places we can visit while there – sister in-law & cousins that kidnap our children for days, the inlaw old house that has been converted to a winery, the lakes (mostly man made with multiple dams, but the water is an amazing blue), salmon farm for mouth watering fish, snow, Mt Cook, Queenstown, Wanaka, Christchurch, Kaikoura, beaches & if there at Christmas the cheapest carnival/fair I have ever been to. . . . ahhh, I could happily move there :)”
Yay for Sarah, you big show off, I think you win. But, just in case someone can top Sarah’s fairytale, I’m leaving entries open until 5pm today. So if your in-laws are even better than Sarah’s, let me know by close of business. There are no prizes, just the smug knowledge that your extended family shites on everyone elses.
On the other hand, if you have hideous in-laws, I’d love to hear about them, far more entertaining to hear the horror stories.
Ah … maybe that’s why my blog didn’t go so well the other day …
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