Julysnight
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2013
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My SO's parents visit him once a year. I met them for the first time last year over the Christmas Holiday. Lovely couple. I really like them. I got to visit with them on christmas eve and one other day before they left. The second day I saw them, my SO asked me to cook dinner. I am Latina and he is Italian so he wanted me to make an authentic Latin dish. His parents really enjoyed it, all the food was gone. I had a really nice time during our first meeting. Now that they are back and we are set to see each other again, I feel even more nervous than the last time. This time they will meet my two children. I am worried they might not be as nice to my children as they were to me. I don't see why they wouldn't be but as a Mother, I feel very protective of them. I'm worried that if they make any weird faces or comments that make me feel like they are not accepting of them, I'm not going to like his parents anymore. I don't want that to happen. I am so anxious, I almost cancelled our plans to see them tomorrow. Not making things easier, my SO insists I spend as much time as possible with his parents. In a way, it makes me feel good because it is a sign our relationship is progressing and there might be a ring soon, but I still can't shake the jitters. When my SO met my Parents, he had it easy because my Mom is as sweet as sugar, and my step dad was born and raised in Italy so he liked my SO before he even met him. Plus, my SO doesn't have any children from previous relationships so he can not relate. I need some words of wisdom on dealing with possible future in laws and blending families.