Monday, January 4, 2016

Old dog and new tricks









  1. Thank you for so clearly expressing the challenges - and rewards - I've also been experiencing lately. I'm in the process of learning and developing my role with both a new grandchild (now 1 year old) and her mother - my youngest son's wife of only 2 years. I have other grandchildren and another DIL I've known for many years so it's been a bit of shock to my system that I need to develop a new role - again. But as you say the learning is exciting and fresh.

    1. Constantly, I am facing new situations. We who have daughter-in-laws know that we often become the second mom. I often I feel that I get the short end of the stick. And often I do. Right now I am battling an inner war of hurt, but time will pass and I will put it aside. It is difficult to be taken advantage of and to put it on a back burner. We all have our hurts. It is how we deal with them that matters. What matters is that we set it aside and not let it grow.