Scale of 1-10

2: I talk to them when I have to, but I dislike most of them. Especially my MIL. I am working on that score though, for DH and Jack's sake. But compared to my family, they suck major balls. DH agrees.

[SandKmommy]

1- mil and sfil, I dont talk to them, mil and I are on 2 very different planets and after how she was in dh's childhood, how she was to us when we tried to live in Houston in 200/2006, and a couple other things we (meaning dh too) dont talk to her dh calls 1-2x's a year.

5- FIL and SMIL I dont talk to cause I'm uncomfy doing so, they dont ever call us, I think they still hold a grudge against dh about what he did as a teen, and I make dh call them every few months.(hes upset about the lack of relationship when, i guess, it was a very good one before smil came into the picture, so I told him to build it and build the trust back he needs to talk to his dad)

[*krista*]

MIL and BIL, 1... neither DH or I have any contact with them at the moment.

I've never met FIL, but not because he doesn't like me or I don't like him, we have no problem with one another.

SIL... I don't know, maybe 7? We aren't close but we both like each other.

DH's uncle (who is like his father)... 8. I really like his uncle, he's a good guy.

[alicenwonderland]

My MIL a 10! I love her so much. She is a fellow nurse, and she really understands my life on a daily basis.

My FIL a 5. He left my MIL in the middle of the night for another woman. I have to say, I really don't like the man. I gave him a five though because he is polite and seems to like and respect me.

[*kyle*]

8 - They're an extremely sweet and caring family. My MIL can go overboard with some things but she is always well-intentioned.

[Frozendesire]

9 with my in laws.

maybe about a 7 with his birth mom

They are all wonderful people... there are just some areas that bug me haha

[Resi]

SIL, MIL, and FIL 8 or 9. They have always been there for us. I have never had any problems with them. Damon talks to his mom and sister on a weekly basis and I talk to them on the phone every once in awhile too.

[midnight_starr]

MIL about a 5, its a love/hate thing... She is a great person but she puts me and DH through heck sometimes..

FIL- 10 He is great! He does so much for DH and I.. I couldn't ask for a better FIL

[*JenJen*]

a 7 or 8...great people just drive me batty at times!

[Oriyan]

FIL - 1. I cant stand him. He gives us money when we are in trouble, but there are always strings.

BIL BIL SIL SIL - 8. I talk to them maybe a few times per month. One of my SIL's has been named J.Js guardian in case something happens to us.

I dont have a MIL

[ShannonMVT]

Maybe an 7.5-8. I like them, we get along, but there are a few things that bug me.

[szczepanski]

MIL gets a 10. I talk to her nearly every day, she is an amazing lady and I am so lucky we get along so well.

The rest of DH's family gets a 9....they are all really awesome. I'd give them a 10 too but when I am around them it makes me miss MY family, so they can't get a perfect score, haha.

[sara~b]

6? Shane's parents are nice and helpful and respectful but they really are overbearing sometimes. His father will call him 3 or 4 times in a row and if he doesn't answer than FIL will start calling ME. And MIL is just nosey sometimes.

[..Penelope..]

I would have to say an 8. It can be kind of awkward sometimes, but overall, they are awesome.

[*Anna*]

Hmmm well we live with mil and fil. If I didn't live with them I'd say an 8-9. But because I know way toooo much and see and hear way toooo much I'd say right now a 5-6. But they do alot for us. Let us live here for nothing. Let us use there car whenever when wer without a car. But they don't support me the way I wish they would. Mil thinks me bfing is gross and she told me so and to be discreet wheni feed her and not in her or fils sight. Nice right. And I know all their secrets. Well too many. So maybe I mean a 2-3. Ahhhhh.

Great thread Michelle. Let me vent)))

OH and sil prob a 4-5. She's one mean chic. Very coniving and manipalitive. Not anyone I'd pick as a friend. And bil. He's cool. A little troubled right now with chic problems. Keeps breaking up and getting back with one who is crazy. And he drinks way too much and gamble way too much. He is Alexas godfather but I would never leave her with him alone. Ill give him a 6-7 cuz he is kind and respectful when he is around.

[*Anna*]

Have to add that we may be moving soon. We think DH got a job. Out of state. I'm excited if it happens so we can move from here. So then maybe I'll rate my ILs higher.
Sorry to thread Jack

[*Anna*]

Ok just thought of something else that makes my rating for mil and fil go down 1-2 points. Their male dog is always humpin on our male dog. His butt. His head. I hate it. They hit him with the paper which drives me crazy. Maybe if Sam reads this. Can a almost 3 yr old poodle be fixed and his hormones be tamed or is he too old.

[*Mrs.J.2011*]

10+ my ffil and fsil

8/9 fmil

7/8 fbil (mostly because of his stupid @ss gf!! If she weren't around it would prob be 9/10!)

FIL, MIL, SIL (all of them lol) all get a 10. I love them so much, MIL can be a bit too caring at times but she means it in a nice way.

Both MIL & FIL would do anything for us and they do. SIL is fab too, with the way my brother is with my family (long story but he hasn't spoken to any of us since Dec 1999), I've really enjoyed having a sister (SIL).

[Trannyfromtheuk]

My Inlaws are great for the most part. They have helped us out when we needed some stuff for Mia or needed a bit of cash to tied us over till pay day.

MIL gets a 6 she is well intentioned but can go OTT but like a million percent. It drives me potty. When i was prego with Mia she would go to carboots and buy like loads of second hand clothes (im not fussed they was 2nd hand) most of the clothes she got where either really grubby we couldnt use or where just ghastly i wouldnt put Mia in them. She even turned up with a dress once.... That was for a DOLL!! Shes even brought Mia toys back from there that where broken and disgusting
My main reason for the lowish score for her is that we can say to her in passing convosation that were planning on getting Mia so and so and then the next week she will turn up with something very simlar to what i wanted to get Mia. I was really annoyed when i said to her "I cant wait till Mia is old enough and i can buy her, her 1st barbie doll" That following Sunday she came around with a bag of barbies she had gotten 2nd hand - They had no clothes, was really disgusting and most of the dolls had their hair chopped off! Like seriously - WHY?! She wasnt even two at this point.

FIL gets a 9. He would get a 10 if it wasnt for the way he dosent listen to anything i say. He pulls Mia about and winds her up to the point she gets fustrated and hits out - He then tells HER off for being "naughty" (She wouldnt hit out if you just played with her nicely - shes not a rag doll!) He also constantly tells her to eat her meal up when shes eating - Thus distracting her and then her not wanting to eat. She eats better when you leave her alone. I've told him that a million times, I sorta snapped at him while we was eating our christmas lunch and he kept telling her to eat her dinner!

SIL gets a 5. Shes an idiot. Her husband left her, told her he didnt love her, slept with another woman, even got his friends to have ago at her in the street!, said he hadnt loved her 8 weeks after they married, He only stayed with her for my nephews sake. left her with no money or food for her or their son. He didnt even contact her when their son was taken ill to the hospital even though she informed him. Then she took him back!. Thinks she has a right to go out EVERY weekend and get drunk. She also expects the IL's to drop everything to look after her son. Shes even said to her mum and dad that they love my daughter more then her son because they see Mia more. They see our daughter more because we make the effort to go and see them.

wow this turned into a bit of a rant, woopsy.