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Yep, all the time. We're very close.
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Nope. I text her and that is all
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I text her more than I call her. I'm sure it might be a little more frequent once LO arrives.
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I have thought about it a couple times recently but it just feels odd. I can't imagine how it would go.
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No but I see her at least twice a week and always catch up then. She's like a second mom to me.
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Um, no.
I've texted her pics of M a few times.
I'm jealous of those with great MILs! Mine is straight up crazy.
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definitely no. my way to catch up is that I send photos with captions about once a week, so they know everything LO is up to.
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No. I only communicate with her if I have to. Before my mat leave, I made some effort, but kept it brief. Afterward, nope, nope, nope.
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I know i'm in the minority here.. we text every day and i call her frequently just to chat - and we live in the same town! We've always been close but since we lived together for 7 months after Sandy while their house was being rebuilt we have become even closer. I know i got very lucky.
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Probably once a month. And we usually see them one weekend day a month and maybe for brunch or lunch 1-2 other times.
They'd love me to call them Mom and Dad, but I've never been able to...they still call me daughter, though (as well as my SsIL). I do call my FIL Pops sometimes, which is what D calls him, as well as the grandsons (and someday, E).
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Yep! Used to all the time but then she took it for granted n got intrusive. After ds tho she's been great and now I call her when I want to. Which isn't often. But I make sure dh calls every wk. We see them wkly too and I call ti chk in when I know she's stresse at work or when there's bad weather. Its a perf balance.
And I email her pics of ds too!
@leialou: I call her 'mom' to in ref to her. Don't really call her anything directly lol -
Oh heck no. She went through a faze where she would call me all the time, but I'd seldom answer. Mostly because I hate talking on the phone. She's way to overbearing for my taste.
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She wishes I did, but nope. I love her, I just hate talking on the phone.
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No. I don't voluntarily talk to her in person or over the phone. We don't have the best relationship.
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No, but I don't call my mom just to chat either! I'm just not a big phone person. We get along great though!
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yes & no. She lives 5 minutes away so we see each other too often to call to 'catch up'. But, we do talk and text and email all the time, especially because we go places together and she watches LO once a week, so we communicate daily, I'd say.
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No. I've never in the ten years we've been together even called my in laws house for any reason.
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Hahahahhahahahahaha. No.
I avoid her like the plague.
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No. Just no.
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Yes! At least once a week.
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Nope. ILs are poor communicators, so phone calls are just awkward and awful. I do probably call her/them more than DH does, though, but it's infrequent. We see them a few times each month, so I call it good.
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No, never. I have two MILs and they both text me occasionally, or send me FB messages.
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I'm not really a phone person, and although she's a nice person our personalities are very different. I email her photos of Vi occasionally.
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No...texts or emails occasionally.
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Nope. We'll talk on the phone if we have a reason to but not just to catch up
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No way! I once attempted to call my DHs brothers for something or another and got a huge case of the giggles and hung up. Ya... we get along so great
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No. The only person I proactively call to just to chat is my best friend. I also call my parents but that is strictly out of obligation to be honest. I never feel like I have enough down time and I do not generally want to spend it on the phone. My husband and I barely even talk on the phone when one of us is on a business trip.
My MIL sometimes calls me to check in when she knows my husband is traveling without me. (This only happens occasionally.) Even though I know she thinks she's being considerate, I always find it weird. She doesn't like being alone, and she doesn't like being independent. So I think she assumes everyone is the same way. Meanwhile, when my husband is away I either make some evening dinner plans to catch up with friends, or I come home and enjoy some time to myself. I lived alone for 11 years before I got engaged. It's not a problem for me to spend time by myself!
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Yep! We talk several times a week and FaceTime several times a week so she can see the boys.
her. Am way closer to her than my own mother.
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I used to, when we were living in the same country. It's a bit difficult with the language issue, but we do well when we're together, it's a lot of gesturing to get the point across, lol.
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MIL and I email regularly to catch up but never phone conversations. We do whole-family skype sessions (with DH and LO) once a week so there's really no need to chat on the phone beyond that!
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No - never. Even if I email something like photos of DS she won't even reply to me. She replies to DH's email. So if she goes out of her way not to acknowledge me there is no chance I would ever call her just to chat!
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Dear God no. Based on current circumstances I'd be happy if I never had to talk to her again!
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Nope! She'll ask about me when she's on the phone with DH, but we don't personally call and talk.
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I don't call.. but she will call and talk to DH then chat to me
I text her often and email though!
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we text often, and chat occasionally...but I usually call for a reason, then end up chatting.
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No way. I have a lot of bitterness towards my IL's that I'm trying to get past. We don't fight, I just have pent up anger.
I'm not sure I ever want to talk to her on the phone though, even if I get past the other stuff. I don't like talking to anyone on the phone and I can't imagine what I'd even talk to her about. Maybe it'll be different when we have a baby.ETA: she does email me for little things here and there and sometimes to say hi. I always reply but they usually don't go back and forth more than a couple times. Again, not much to say.
her. Am way closer to her than my own mother.
I text her often and email though!
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