Mothers-in-Law - they're great.
Well, mine was at any rate. My ex mother-in-law was one of the nicest people I ever met. She was pretty upset when me and the ex split up, and was also riddled with breast cancer. We remained close, even though it was a bloody horrible time for everyone concerned. The emotional fallout was draining. After 6 months of still sharing a house (I won’t say living together, because we weren’t) I moved out of the marital home and into my own place. I still visited, went into the hospice every other night (it was about 20 minutes walk away from my place of work at the time, so not really a chore; besides, I would have done it anyway), but was a bit reliant on unreliable public transport to get me home. I refused to get a lift with my father-in-law after one trip made me realise just how drunk he actually was.

Not long after that, the mother-in-law died. Coincidentally my father-in-law was busted for drink-driving on the very same day. The fucking trauma THAT caused…

Anyway, a short while after the funeral, her will was read. I had already been given her car – not having one of my own, she let me use hers to keep the engine ticking over and had specifically said she wanted me to have it when she popped off. It was much welcomed. However; her will gave me something of a surprise. The house was left to my father-in-law. Not a penny of her works pension, life insurance or savings was his, knowing as she did that he would piss and gamble it up the wall. Two thirds of her cash was left to my ex, and the rest – well, that was left to me - about £17,000.

To say I was pretty gobsmacked by this doesn’t do it justice. However, I was incredibly grateful, and it came at a time when my ex had agreed to buy me out of the marital home – meaning I could actually put down a sizeable deposit on a house and buy some half decent furniture. Oh, and the full sized Dalek…

So to my mother-in-law, I raise a glass and toast you. Cheers. Thank you for not taking sides when me and Pauline split, thank you for everything you did for me, and – well, I’ve already said it. Thanks.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 2 Oct 2008, 17:22, 3 replies)

what a sweetheart
I bet you think of her every time you look at the Dalek as well.

*hugs*
(TheWeeWitch hasn't been here much recently .., Thu 2 Oct 2008, 19:27, closed)

I very nearly named it after her
But Lilian would be a silly name for a Dalek.

Declan's much better...

Although Tourette's reckons it should be called 'Ainsley'. Cos it's black and shiny...
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 2 Oct 2008, 19:34, closed)

From what I know of you, DG,
you deserved this.
And have this too *clicks*
( thealternativefact, Sat 4 Oct 2008, 19:26, closed)