Who says you can't pick your family?

I've made reference to an ex husband before and that's probably the most you'll read of him. I got married when I was 17 and knew everything about the real world. Ha! 17 year old me wasn't much brighter than 16 year old me.

I got two sets of in laws when I married my ex. That's normal these days. I never really took to my official first mother in law. We won't go into why but the short version is she didn't much like me because I married her son.

I have always loved my father in law. I didn't get along great with his wife and her daughter back then. We'll say my view was warped by someone.

Anyway, since divorcing my ex, I have realized, I love all of them. And so does my husband. I have a far better relationship with them now than I ever thought I would. My husband has such a high opinion of my father in law. Honestly I was really surprised and there are moments when I still am. Not because I don't think highly of them, but because to me its a little unusual for the second husband to genuinely like and cate about the first husbands family. If you had told me when I was 17 that this is how things would turn out I would have told you that you had been taking too many hits off the peace pipe.

I guess this is another sentimental blog. I need to quit. I may have a new husband and a new set of in laws, but I'll always keep this part of my first set. So whoever says you can't pick your family is very very wrong.

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