My wife and I had already come to terms with the fact that we wouldnt have children, but then, ten years after our wedding, we were suddenly blessed with a pregnancy.
Still, my mother-in-law found it delightful to make me the butt of her jokes in front of my relatives. Shed say things like, I suppose I wont have any grandchildren from my son, all because of my barren daughter-in-law. She already had a granddaughtermy brother-in-laws daughterbut I hated hearing those words, even though I had to put up with them many times.
I love my wife and she loves me backshes my rock, and what we went through together, all those doctor appointments, my worries, and her many silent tears at night, finally paid offwere expecting a child!
My mother-in-laws granddaughter had a daughter last year, and now my wife has given birth to a son just four months ago. Despite the doctors assuring us that we were both in perfect health, my wife and I still cant quite believe fate has given us a child after all this time. But my grandmother behaved oddly after these two little ones were born.
The one she claimed shed been longing for the mosther son (my father-in-law) and meit seems she doesnt care about at all. As for our granddaughter, shes not exactly doting upon her, either.
Every time the whole family gathers, the conversation centres only on the granddaughterhow much shes grown, what shes been saying lately, how many teeth have come through As for my own son, its as if he doesnt live up to her expectations, and shes lost interest since the very start.
I cant understand my mother-in-laws behaviour. For ten years she scolded and belittled me for not fitting into their family the way she thought a woman shouldapparently, every woman in their family was always blessed with children. Then, when it finally happened for us, she didnt even bother to hold her own sons child! She showers her granddaughter with expensive clothes, toys, and gold jewellery, and yet she ignores my boy completely.
