Do mother-in-laws count?

Posted by emoot on May 30, 2001 at 18:35:11:

In Reply to: Parents posted by Shaggy on May 29, 2001 at 18:28:20:

Actually I had not had much contact with 2s in my life until I got married. I just got back from spending the weekend with my 2(ESFJ) mother-in-law. Wow...what a wake up call getting to know 2s. I think my own mom may be a four like me so this has been an interesting experience. From what I can tell she really expects certain things and can get her feelings hurt really easily. She always goes beyond the call of duty to do for others in practically everything she does. Sometimes she is so on top of things it is hard to offer her help and yet you sense that she expects you to help out. I have found that aspect of her hard to muttle through without some mishap. Birthdays and special occasions are really important to her...I had to learn to be prompt with getting gifts to her on time.

My mother-in-law is a very determined person. Very independent...partially because she has had to be. She is a widow. She has two masters degrees and is working on her doctorate while working a full time high-level job in administration. She is on the go to say the least. Despite all of these accomplishments she still doubts herself as how others view her. Being a four, I think she thinks I am a bit flakey but I think she likes me. I know she has misunderstood me more than a few times because of our personality differences.

I have noticed some strain in her relationship with her own children. There seems to have been some kind of disconnection between her and her daughters. It seems to be improving over time. But there is a lot of baggage there that I can't go into. Her relationship with her son(my husband) is generally a very loving one.

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