To my future Daughters-In-Law
So obviously God felt the need to bless me with four boys. (Four adorable boys I might add.) But when we found out we were pregnant with an unexpected 4th child, I prayed and prayed for my girl. Just 1 girl, that's all I wanted. Just one mini-Megan. A little girl that LOVED coloring just as much as her Mom. A girl that would want to scrapbook with me. A girl to go shopping with. Someone to be on my side or stick up for me when the boys were being boys! Just one little dainty, but very athletic, girl that would call her Mom on her birthday, remind her brothers it was Mother's Day, would be sure to visit most major holidays, and make sure her mom was taken care of when she got old. But when I saw for myself (I'm pretty much a pro at spotting the "3rd leg".) that baby #4 was going to be Colton, my prayers changed from "Please be a girl!" to "Please just let them marry great girls that will hopefully like me!"
So, to my future daughters-in-law, you can bet you are going to be very blessed to be married to my boys! They have a great father to look up to that will show them how to treat their future wife. (Lucky for you, he can be pretty romantic when he wants to, so hopefully that will rub off on them.) They will be great with a grill and smoker. They'll want to do a lot of projects on their own, which may or may not cost you more in the long run. But at least if the toilet is running, they'll attempt to fix it and possibly save you a service call. They'll probably have to have tools, lots of them. And they'll keep every screw, because you never know when you might need it. (Eric gets that from his Dad.) They'll be hard workers and they'll make sure their family is taken care of. They'll be wonderful dads, because they have one of the best!
My promise to you lucky ladies, is to show them the importance of remembering the important dates! To tell them that a card, just because, can make the worst day seem like a memory. That sometimes all they have to do is listen, just because you need to vent. Not because you need their opinion or advice. That a chick flick, popcorn, sweats, and couch CAN be a romantic date! That telling you how beautiful you are can make your heart melt! My promise to you is to give them a girls perspective! That Valentine's Day, which may do nothing for them, might mean everything to you!
Oh, I'm also working on getting them to put the toilet seat down, put their clothes in the hamper instead of on the floor right NEXT to the hamper, and putting their dishes actually IN the dishwasher! That's definitely a work in progress. And while I hope at least one of my 4 boys is somewhat of a "momma's boy" so I don't wither away without anyone noticing in a rest home they forgot they put me in. I hope even more that they make you just as happy as they've made us and that we've raised some wonderful young men that still give you goosebumps 11 Valentine's years later.
I love this post! The boys are so lucky to have Eric as a role model, and their future brides will be grateful for all they will do for them. Their brides will be even more lucky to have you as a mother-in-law. The boys may learn a lot from their dad, but they learn just as much from you! The love that they share with those around them, they learned from watching you and how you treat people. In my opinion, no one will ever be good enough for them. But then again, I could be wrong! I never thought that there would be anyone good enough for you until you met Eric. You are perfect together, and I hope that you have a great Valentine's Day!
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