Yes, MIL is selfish, but girls are so used to it, they always say, "I don't care, it's no big deal". I couldn't count how many times I have heard them say that through the years. Sad,huh?
My mother married my step-father when I was 9 and he adopted me. My real dad died when I was a baby and I never knew him. My mother died 13 years ago. My adopted dad is remarried. They live about 5 hours away from us. These are the wonderful people my kids consider their grandparents. They see them more than the grandparents that live five minutes away from us! As a matter of fact DD has also asked my dad to be her escort for the ceremony along with her dad.
I'm grateful that my DDs have such a strong male figure in their lives. He has shown them more love and kindness than they have ever gotten from the "blood" grandparents.
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are. -- Bernice Johnson Reagon
