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Post by sharon on May 19, 2012 21:56:55 GMT -6
She's amazing and I love her so much. Truly. This is not the set up of some joke. I genuinely enjoy her company, LOVE when she comes to stay with us and feel so sad when she leaves.
She has great boundaries, and supports us as a family and our culture and choices, even though they are quite different from her own. A life-long religious Catholic who grew up not knowing any Lesbians that she knew of, and not knowing anyone Jewish, she cherishes our little Queer Jewish family and celebrates us for what we are.
She has made it a point to come join us for Jewish holidays as much as she can, has attended synagogue with us, and learned about Judaism. She has given Ian Jewish books as gifts on more than one occasion, once about something she had never even heard of, but saw me mention on Facebook and found out what it was, a children's book about it and sent it to Ian.
She sent Ian a card that arrived today, congratulating him on his award. She wrote in part, "Maybe you will be a politician like Uncle Chuck, or maybe a rabbi/politician."
I love her. I really really love her. I don't think Ian understands how unusual it is and amazing to have a grandmother of another religion who genuinely cheers him on for his religion. I try to explain it to him, but she is so natural about it and it is just his world that he does not get how cool it is.
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Post by brandi6685 on May 20, 2012 6:52:21 GMT -6
Since there is not a like button here. I am "liking" this post.
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Post by lilmermaid on May 20, 2012 6:59:19 GMT -6
Very cool!
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Post by irish on May 20, 2012 8:33:58 GMT -6
That's wonderful!! I'm blessed to have a wonderful mother in law too...they can be hard to come by sometimes!
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Post by dara1012 on May 20, 2012 8:46:23 GMT -6
That is so wonderful! Ian is lucky to have her as a grandmother!
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Post by supermommy on May 20, 2012 15:34:55 GMT -6
Insanely hard to come by! She sounds awesome! That is truly so great for your family, you are all very blessed to have someone like that in your lives.
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Post by ReneeW on May 20, 2012 19:51:01 GMT -6
Hooray hooray! What a blessing she is to you, and how wonderful of you to voice that aloud. She's a good example for us moms of the kind of MILs we want to be some day!!
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Post by bumblebee23 on May 21, 2012 8:34:51 GMT -6
That is really awesome not only for Ian but for all of you! Kuddos to her on her open mind and heart and letting people be who they are and even taking it a step further but trying to understand a religion that is not her own and being so supportive.
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Post by danikasmom on May 21, 2012 13:08:34 GMT -6
That is awesome!! Right now I can't even same the same for my own mom. My MIL is good and I love that I can ask her for things, but I know she doesn't agree with us. I hope to be a MIL like that!!
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Post by ariels1620 on Jul 27, 2012 7:41:07 GMT -6
Wow she sounds like a truly amazing/inspiring woman. You are all blessed to have eachother. How cool of you guys to have taught her so much I bet she says the same things about all of you.
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Post by nevaehsmom327 on Jul 27, 2012 9:14:14 GMT -6
Very cool! I "LIKE" as well  |
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Post by healerarina on Jul 27, 2012 9:46:58 GMT -6
That is great! I wish my step-mil had 1/10 that level of acceptance.
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