Comments on: Happily Wedded Wednesday

By: Twistie

Twistie — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:08:22 +0000

My MIL was one-of-a-kind. I’ll never forget the day we met. As Mr. Twistie (the Boyfriend of about one month, at the time) neared his home, he told me sheepishly that his mother had decided to cook for us. As I got out of the car, there stood an elderly Japanese lady on the porch. In one hand, she held a huge kitchen knife. In the other, a dead fish as long as her arm. As I approached, she announced: Tonight, salmon tempura! while brandishing the knife like a samurai sword.

When she cooked traditional Japanese food, she was incredibly good. When she tried to go Western…I cried into my shoe-leather meat and soggy, overboiled vegetables. She was generous to a fault, utterly tireless, and stubborn as a pack of mules. She smoked two packs of cigarettes a day, but never would believe that had more to do with her lung cancer than the fact that she was a Nagasaki survivor.

She could be amazingly frustrating to deal with, but she was awesome, too. She took a liking to me that first day when she realized I knew how to use chopsticks and thought her son was the best thing since sliced bread. From that point on, I could do no wrong in her eyes. And as much as she sometimes made me long to beat my head against a wall, I loved her dearly, too.

Kyoko, wherever you are, I miss you.

By: Never teh Bride

Never teh Bride — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:01:10 +0000

My MIL is okay as MILs go. She’s actually quite lovely. But I’ve had some other in-law run ins that haven’t been so spectacular. I think craptactular would be the best word for it.

By: Glinda

Glinda — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:44:58 +0000

If it’s cool to like your MIL, then I unfortunately am uncool. To say that we have a uh, history would be an understatement.

By: Never teh Bride

Never teh Bride — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:30:52 +0000

I think most people gain weight as they get older–so what if married folks gain six pounds more? Me, I’d rather enjoy the pleasures of baking for my honey than worry about six measly pounds. If they’re found a twenty pound difference, then we could all worry.

By: Pencils

Pencils — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:24:54 +0000

My husband and I have both gained weight since moving in together (two years today, in fact!) It’s all that damn happiness. We are both still exercising a lot, we just need to cut out the treats, but it’s difficult, I love baking for my husband and stepson.

Unfortunately, my MiL passed away a year ago, after we were engaged but before the wedding. I liked her a lot–she was a pistol–but I didn’t have time to really get to know her.

That minister should be ashamed. Is there a way to remove her license to marry people?