Boss Mother-in-law

I feel that I am the luckiest women in the world to have the mother-in-law that I have. She has taught me many lessons in the time that I have known her. She has helped me become the women that I am today and will teach me many more lessons throughout our lives. She has helped me become the mom that I am today by showing me how to teach me kids to be independent, hardworking citizens starting at a young age. She has taught me how to approach teaching my children to always tell the truth, because you will be in more trouble about lying that you would be if you told the truth about whatever it was that you were doing and not suppose to be. She has showed me how to handle having a never ending to do list and how to balance stress. She has helped me learn to budget our finances so the we can save to enjoy our lives with our children and retire when the time comes.

One of the biggest lessons that she has taught me is that no matter what, do what’s best for my family unit and everyone will adjust. I have removed toxic people from my life with her help, even family members that I did not feel I could because they were family. She taught me that if the relationship is toxic, no matter who it is, to remove them from my life and my children’s lives is needed to be able to live with even the littlest piece of happiness. She has been there for my through my toughest times, helping me deal with issues I have from growing up to sheltered. She helps me everyday so I don’t do the same to my kids.

She is there to give you advice, whether you want it at that time or not. She gives you the advice with the words “Take it or leave it, it’s your choice, but hears what I would do". I take her advice most of the time because it makes the most sense, she has very understandable reasons as to why she gives the advice that she does. My mother-in-law is an amazing mother to all, she knows exactly how to help, whether it is being right beside you, guiding you silently or simply letting you know that you are going about something the worst way possible. She has pushed my to try to be healthy for my childrens sake if not my own.

I have seen my mother-in-law move mountains to help those she cares for, and even for people she has never met in her life. She has helped me to see that even if you feel like you are in such a bad situation that if you see someone in a bad situation there is always something that you can do to help them. I hope that I am able to teach my children even a little bit of what she has taught me.

She has taught me to speak my mind so that people do not walk all over me. If it is not something I agree with to fight for what I believe. Before I meant her I would never speak up for myself and because of that a lot of people took advantage of the quietness and loyalty. She taught me how to still show my loyalty, while loving myself enough to know when to stand up to people that used my loyalty to step on me and push themselves higher.

My mother-in-law is the strongest person I know, she has helped all of her children, children-in-law and grandchildren through their lives, guiding them when they need guidance. Being a rock for anyone who needs one, she has gone through everything with every one of us. She is always there, however she can be. I am so glad that I get to call her Mom.