My Mother-In-Law

I felt that I needed to break the mould on the typical mother-in-law relationship myths out there (and to pave the road of enduring peace in our relationships) and thus birthed ‘My Mother in Law’.

As a result of all married men’s cautioning advice

I was nudged into believing that mothers in laws cannot be nice

I was told that this person should be approached with care

And that to disagree with her, I should not dare

That I should try to bear her and keep her aloft,

Because there was no way a mother in law could be understanding and soft.

With this in mind I thought I’d have to be cautious

I thought I’d have to put up with her, even if she made me nauseous.

I had the idea that she would be a pest

That she would not let my wife leave her nest

And, above all, I thought that in our life she would pry

So that to make our marriage work, to her we’d have to lie.

All this I can now tell you is surely wrong

Because without my mother in law, we wouldn’t get along

Get along in life’s long, hard demanding road

The journey along which she has helped lighten our load.

She has never pried, never lied…she has always been there us to assist

And has never allowed us her assistance to resist.

Every step of the way she has been a real star

She has helped us to accomplish all we have so far.

To all you unweds out there I truly declare

Never, ever against your mother in law bad feelings do bear

For without her, married life would be something to dread

And you, as the husband, would wish you were dead.

Here’s to you Mother in Law, you are the best!

You help Michelle and I at night peacefully to rest.