Fantastic DIL

Such a lovely heart warming post. Thank you for sharing. I rarely feel teary from reading a stranger's post, yours has really touched me.

Nanawind thank you for sharing this with us. Your post easily demonstrates your very strong maternal feelings for this lovely young woman. I suspect your acceptance of her, along with that of your family, has been a great driver to her doing so well.

In a very similar way I owe a huge debt of gratitude to my own parents-in-law.

Such a heartwarming thread.

What a lovely tribute to a wonderful girl - it sounds like you turned her life round and she's as lucky to have you all in her life as you are to have her in yours. Great news she's done so well at work too.

Not quite the same but similar - my DIL was thrown out of her home by her mother at 16 and came to live with us (in separate rooms too). Too long a story to go into but she has been estranged from her mother and sister for the last 16 or 17 years. She has been married to my son for 26 years, is a lovely girl, brilliant mother and the daughter I never had. Lovely DILs do exist

That is great Nanawind. This made me think. On the "negative" threads about DILs it often is highlighted by some posters that, despite the difficulties etc etc, they can see that their DIL has achieved much or is a good mother or whatever. So the negativity about the difficulties is not always about not acknowledging the good points, its just that the hurt caused by the problems often takes over the thread - inevitable I suppose.

that's lovely nanawind.

Beautiful story!! Nice to read that!!

Congratulations to your daughter in law. My D in law is a star too .

Thanks for your good wishes. This is how bad it was for her she had been living with us for a couple of weeks and when I was shopping I got some new toothbrushes for all of us including E, she asked how much she owed me I said nothing and to help herself to any bubble bath or sanitary towels etc. which were in the cupboard at the top of the stairs. DD told her she could share any shampoos etc. There was a lot to choose from.
This was the first time she didn't have to use her allowance for purchasing any of the above it was so sad.
She has a DS and DD of her own now they have never gone without.
We always think she enhanced our lives as we didn't have a clue how bad life could be. Don't think it was all doom and gloom at first she gave and still gives us plenty of laughs. DS got a beautiful wife and DD got the sister she always wanted.

She does have a mum of her own but she has never been in the position to look after E as she had a breakdown and has always been in a nursing home. I have met her and even though she is child like sees E and the grandchildren. And is happy to share the love she has for them, with us.

?? for you and your family. Congratulations to you all for such a happy outcome and thank you for sharing it with us.

Well done her! We hear so many people blaming their upbringing for all their ills, lots of 'poor little me' stories of why they cannot succeed in life but you DiL has proved that, despite every disadvantage those who try really can succeed.

It is also a sad indictment on the care system; and also the non-existent after-care system.

That is lovely - what a joy it is to hear of someone who has not sat down and moaned about her lot, but, with the help and kindness of your family, made her own way in the world against all the odds. I salute her - and you. Thank you for sharing this - I can understand why you are so proud of her.

Lovely - thank you for sharing

How lovely to read such a heartwarming story. There's nothing like starting the day with such a positive post.

That’s a very heartening story and I wish her well - she deserves it. She is lucky to have a family like yours ???.

Great to hear such a positive story for a change. Well done to your daughter in law Nanawind and to all of you for supporting her.

Thank you for such an uplifting and happy post, Nanawind. What a star your DIL is! No wonder you’re so proud of her.

Lovely post. Thanks so much for sharing Nanawind. It's so good to hear how someone's life is actually going well for a change. Well done you and yours