Older boy moms
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Girls are not always closer to their mother I guess it really depends on the bond you have I have 3 almost 4 girls n 2 boys n yes my 20 year old son (my oldest) he is the biggest mamas boy 🤣 n I love it n my 13 year old son he is too but he is autistic so will always tell me he needs a new mum coz I'm bad mum a awful parent 🤣🤦🏽♀️ I'm sure your future daughter in laws will love you n come see you all the time
Also from a daughter-in-law, we see my husband's family more than mine. For one, they lived closer (before we moved out of state) and have kids of similar age. We always made time to see each group of family for major holidays. I think we'll see a shift as younger generations age into adulthood and there's less of this gendered-oriented attitude in parent-chile relationships. A lot of the old mother-daughter dynamic was built on unhealthy foundations of obligation and guilt that are more recognized and rejected now.
I’m 43 my eldest son is almost 24. We went had lunch together yesterday after I picked him up from work. We have a great relationship I’d like to think.
Hi 👋 I visit more my MIL than my mum she's sending for me homee food to UK and the best part I'm not speaking their language understands something and we still can communicate 🤣 is not because you are boy mum I'm too. But I rather go visit hubby country and in-laws than my one.
Not every daughter has a great relationship with their mom...I don't.and my mother made sure I didn't have a great relationship with my oldest daughter because sadly she is a selfish narcissist just like my mother who raised her. And she finally got to my adult son a couple of years ago and turned him against me too. My mother is a con artist and thief and is definitely living the life she deserves now. As far as my children go they are adults and can make their own decisions whether manipulated/lied to or not. I can't be worried about people who aren't worried about me. Period! 😒
I worry about the same thing. My husband is from a family of boys and his brothers rarely come home and the women in the family always go to their families. My brothers are the same, and rarely call or visit our mom. I don't have anyone in my family that is a male and spends much time with their family. I tried so hard to have a girl even through adoption but life had other plans. I will just pray one of my boys will be different! True as other people have pointed out, having a daughter is not a gusrentee but I would have liked to have known what it was like. We love our boys but I think it is just something people like you and just wonder what it would have been like. Hugs!
I'm only 35 but I wanted to answer this from my perspective as a daughter in law. We see my husband's family way more than we see mine. I think social media plays up the "other family" thing but if you're a respectful mom/mil/grandma they will want to spend time with you too. We typically try to make it to both sides of the family for big holidays but if it came down to missing one I think we'd skip mine. We've also combined for some gatherings. My husband and his mom had a hard time when he was a teenager/young adult. But she's a good mom and supportive and she welcomed me and my son (from a previous relationship) into their family with open arms and has treated me like another daughter. I don't consider them the other family at all.