https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 13:00:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking/page/2#post-327439 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:25:23 +0000 pinkcupcake 327439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, not at all!!! And he's the complete opposite of my dad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking/page/2#post-327344 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:40:56 +0000 sorrycharlie 327344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>noooo way. at least, I don't think so. and he's not on speaking terms with his mother so I don't think he sees us as similar people. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking/page/2#post-327242 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:53:21 +0000 annie624 327242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are definitely similar in many ways (our taste in design/clothes, how social we are, our senses of humor, love of sports despite being very girly). However there are also things about us that are completely different. </p> <p>Similarly, there are things about DH that remind me SO much of my father. These are things that I would have had no way of knowing before--things you only discover after being married! It's true that you subconsciously do this! Crazy. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking/page/2#post-327220 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:40:16 +0000 Sammyfab 327220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think we are anything alike! She is a typical country housewife and super handy (DH grew up on a chicken farm). I'm a suburban/city girl and I like to be taken care of! Haha.</p> <p>I did marry a version of my dad though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking/page/2#post-327190 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:30:16 +0000 Adira 327190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Completely different! Hubs did NOT marry his mother AT ALL. We're NOTHING alike!</p> <p>I did marry my father, though! :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking/page/2#post-327129 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:06:47 +0000 wahine08 327129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My MIL and I are very similar in how we view things but our personalities are different. We get along REALLY well (DH and I joke that she is my BFF haha) and I am really lucky to have such an awesome MIL!!</p> <p>She is more emotional and sensitive than I am.. and she's very soft natured and can be a push-over. I'm the opposite on all accounts haha.</p> <p>DH and my Dad are both strong, silent types.. both really funny and both very thoughtful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-327116 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:04:21 +0000 photojane 327116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: i also wanted to add that hubs is A LOT like my dad. maybe the marrying your father thing rings truer? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-327111 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:02:34 +0000 plaidpants 327111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, gosh, I hope not! His mom has a lot of problems, both emotional and physical. I do think I'm a lot like his step-mom who has been a part of his life since he was very little. We get along really well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-327096 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:59:07 +0000 Meridian 327096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not at all, thankfully... haha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-326891 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:03:28 +0000 photojane 326891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>mostly not. his mom is very mild mannered and sweet. she's very shy and melancholy. i'm loud, bubbly, and idealistic. she's a people pleaser, and i almost always just say what's on my mind. i think in a lot of ways he expects me to be like his mom, and it creates trouble for us (e.g. not disagreeing with him in public). that being said, there are several ways we're similar... we both dote on him and make sure he's always happy and comfortable. we're both very affectionate and encouraging too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-326888 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 09:02:31 +0000 Arden 326888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not at all. </p> <p>His Mom is very quiet, very... large, and kind of an airhead. She lets her husband make all the decisions and never speaks up for herself. She is super sweet to everyone, and she's also a horrible cook. </p> <p>Me? I'm not quiet. I'm small. I hope I'm not an airhead. And I certainly don't let my husband control everything, we approach life together as equal partners in decision making. And I'm a great cook. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-326866 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:57:18 +0000 rachiecakes 326866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>nope, not even close!<br /> DH's mom is very distant emotionally, rarely shows genuine affection and I'm the opposite. She does and says things without thinking and I over-think just about everything.<br /> Night and day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-326818 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:45:07 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 326818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have similarities. His mom is a wonderful person, so I don't mind being similar to her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-326790 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:37:03 +0000 mamabolt 326790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, definitely not! We have very different personalities. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-326783 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:33:56 +0000 SugarplumsMom 326783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: ditto! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-326777 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:31:48 +0000 boiledpnut 326777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No way. MIL tries to say we are so much alike, but we are far from it. We butt heads a lot because of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-326756 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:24:54 +0000 hilsy85 326756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He would say that we're both very sweet/giving, but I am much more opinionated than she is, and much less traditional. I don't think we're very similar at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-326749 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:22:37 +0000 MamaMoose 326749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not even remotely.</p> <p>I did though! Ha! I'm JUST like my dad and my husband is JUST like my mom. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-326745 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:20:36 +0000 lawbee11 326745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really really hope not!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-326725 Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:13:42 +0000 mediagirl 326725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. His Mom is such a compassionate person. She was a nurse before she became a SAHM. I am nothing like her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-17948 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:24:23 +0000 mamabolt 17948@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think MIL and I are at all alike! I wonder what DH would say if I asked him though... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-17918 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:02:00 +0000 Red 17918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, in that we're both super generous............but that's about it :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-17909 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:51:38 +0000 chopsuey 17909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>MIL and I are nothing alike! My husband, however, is a younger version of my dad! Their personalities, character, work ethic, demeanor.. identical! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-17898 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:41:11 +0000 plantains 17898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Complete opposite </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-17897 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:39:42 +0000 sorrycharlie 17897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>HECK no. MIL is a Jehovah's Witness. I....am entirely opposite. We'll leave it at that.</p> <p>But..my DH did marry his FIL ;) (i.e..I'm my dad..anyway..) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-17892 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:36:23 +0000 redboots 17892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah its scary.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-17875 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:25:35 +0000 junebugmama 17875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We aren't anything alike thank goodness, but DH is divorced and his first wife certainly was. My DH is super similar to my Dad. I didn't notice it when we first started dating, but now it's very apparent. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-17870 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:23:11 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 17870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um, not really. He compares me to his mom all the time though so I guess that's a sign I'm not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-17866 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:21:57 +0000 heffalump 17866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes and no. We're both Jewish, so we have a lot of the same morals and values. We're both pretty artsy fartsy. But she's way more of a talker than I am. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-so-marry-his-mother-metaphorically-speaking#post-17857 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:16:49 +0000 mrsmcgyro 17857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not at all, but I'm pretty sure he wishes he did! She used to do EVERYTHING for him. </p>