More lessons courtesy of Silas

I have married two momma's boys and dated countless others. It has been ultra rare for me to get along with their mothers.

My current mother-in-law was no exception. I always felt like their mom's were competing with me, and I was damn determined to win that competition. I would say things like, "cut the cord already" and be really irritated when I felt their moms had overstepped.

Then came Silas, and it suddenly all made sense to me. I no longer have any desire to compete with my mother-in-law to be the number one woman in my husband's life.

I finally see with my own eyes that we have different roles.

Michael needed to go to the ER today. He called his mom because the roads were slick, and I sat at home with my baby while she sat at the hospital with hers. My husband knows that I love him, and I know that his mom felt better sitting by his side than sitting at home waiting for me to update her about him. Not only do I know that, I actually care.

Now I just have to hope my future daughter-in-law learns this same lesson asap so I don't I go "Michelle" on her. Maybe Silas will be gay and save me the trouble of reeping karma for my mother-in-law torture. Don't tell Michael I said that.