People Share The Cutest And Most Wholesome Things Their MIL Has Done (50 New Posts)

Having in-laws can be a pretty mixed bag. After all, the common stereotype is that they are judgmental, controlling, intrusive and maybe even passive aggressive. This is often one of the reasons so many people are nervous meeting their partner’s parents for the first time. But, fortunately for everyone, there are some people who embrace their new family with open arms.

We’ve gathered some wholesome, cute and downright inspiring examples of Mothers-In-Law just being awesome. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorite examples and be sure to share your own stories and experiences in the comments section below.

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My MIL Single Handily Petitioned To Changed Out All The Lights In Her Condo To Be Turtle Safe, Applied For Funding And Got It! Final Result

Palm trees and a pool by the beach at sunset, creating a relaxing atmosphere for an amazing mothers-in-law retreat.

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People Share The Cutest And Most Wholesome Things Their MIL Has Done (50 New Posts)

My MIL Single Handily Petitioned To Changed Out All The Lights In Her Condo To Be Turtle Safe, Applied For Funding And Got It! Final Result

Mother-In-Law's Gift For My Son For Christmas

I Just Wanted To Show Off The Amazing Quilt My Mother In Law Made For Her New Grandson. I Told Her It Was So Good I’d Post It On The Internet For Everyone To See

My Door Bell Camera Alert Came On And I Saw My MIL With My Dog

My Puppy Has A Cut On Her Ear That Needs Protection, So My MIL Made Her A Little Snood To Keep It Still

Dog Is Sunny. He Was With His Previous Owner Who Kept Him In Cage All Day, Got Tired And Was About To Put Him Down At 6 Months. But My Mother-In-Law Adopted Him. Sunny Turned 16 This Year And Is The Goodest Boy Ever

My Mother-In-Law Gave Me The Dress She Wore In High School In Lake Tahoe In 1960s

My MIL Crochet My Cat Her Own Couch

Donation Received By A Local Pet Rescue ❤️

Our Two Families Don't Intermingle Much, But My Mother-In-Law Is Visiting From Nigeria, And Got My Parents Some Hand-Made Formal Wear!

7th Wedding Anniversary Gift From My Mother-In-Law That She Hand Painted For Us❤️

My 64 Year Old Mother-In-Law's First Time In The Ocean

Mother-In-Law Left This Outside Our Door Yesterday Since We Have Covid And Couldn't Go To The Store

A Christmas Card My Mother In Law Made Of Me, My Partner And Our Two Dogs

My Mother In Law Knitted Me These Fuzzy Stump Socks Over The Last Two Skiing Seasons. They Keep Me Warm During The Winter When I’m Not Using My Prosthetics

MIL Made Everyone A Personalised Gnome For Christmas. My Partner Is A Carpenter And I Love To Paint, As You Can Tell She Took Note Of How Much Taller He Is Than Me Haha. She Is So Talented And I Absolutely Love Them

Mother-In-Law And I Did A Collab For My Newborn Coming Soon! She Knitted The Hat And I Crocheted The Dress

My MIL Got A Tattoo Of My Halloween Baby's Footprints. When I Asked Her What The Stars Meant, She Said, "The Twins." I Miscarried Identical Twin Boys, And I Didn't Think Anyone Cared About Them Anymore Except Me 🥹

My Mother-In-Law And Her Then-Boyfriend Back In The Late '70s...i Think I've Seen Him Somewhere Before

My Mother-In-Law Sharpied And Sewed This Pillow For Our 9-Week-Old Son (Calvin)’s Bedroom

My MIL Noticed That The Squirrels She Feeds Always Come From The Same Spot In The Bushes, So She Made Them An Arch To Run Through

My MIL Heard I Was Feeling Under The Weather

This Guy's Mother-In-Law Spent A Year Planning A Wholesome Long Con Surprise

Mother-In-Law Reveals She "Used To Do Some Sketching When She Was Younger"

My Sweet Mother-In-Law Just Finished This Quilt For Me. It's Called 'Breaking Free'. It Took Her Over A Year

Game Of Thrones Blanket Made My Mother-In-Law. She Has Made A Lot Of Blankets And Such But This Is By Far My Favorite

I Married Into A Family That Has 5 Boys. When My Husband And I Go In For A Few Days, My Mother-In-Law Always Sits Out A Basket With Girly Filled Items To Make Me Feel More At Home!

My Mother-In-Law Surprised My Father-In-Law On His Route Today With My Son...it's Hard To Tell Who Is Happier

My Mother In Law Got Me A Shirt With My Best Friend On It

My Mother-In Law Just Gave Me This... I'm Having A Baby Tomorrow

Blanket My Mother-In-Law Made For My Kids

My Mother-In-Law Wanted Me To Teach Her How To Paint A Silly Giraffe This Morning. Here They Are!

My Mother-In-Law Moved In With Us A Year Ago To Care For Her. She Has Alzheimers And Can't Focus On Anything Too Long Except One Thing, Watching The Patriots Play On TV (She'll Watch The Whole Game). A Family Member Sent Her These Footsy Pajamas And Nightcap; She Couldn't Be Happier

My Mother-In-Law Paints Many Of These Stones So That They Can Be Left In Public Places For Strangers To Find

My Mother-In-Law Made This Turtle Quilt For My Son

My Mother-In-Law Made Me These Plant Marker Rocks For Fathers Day! I Love Them

Vacationing With My Boyfriend's Family Tomorrow, His Mom Fills A Hole In My Heart ❤️ (Mine Passed When I Was 18, So Blessed With A Mil Like Her)

My MIL Has Been Feeding The Squirrels

My Mother-In-Law Has A Dog Watering Station For People Walking Their Dogs!

My Mother-In-Law Sends The Best Cards

My MILGets Me 😂

My Mother-In-Law Bought Our Cat An Anti-Anxiety Bed. This Is The Resulting Belly

My Mother In Law Brought These To Me Last Night. She Said They Were Her Mom’s

My MIL Read That My Favorite Thing Is Being Discontinued, So She Ordered Me A Case ❤️

The Mother-In-Law's Creation

My MIL Held A Birthday Party For Their 14yo Dog

My MIL Said She Had “Some” Floss She Wasn’t Using And Offered To Send It To Me. I Now Have “Some” Floss

My Wife And I Are Expecting Our First Child In February. During A Recent Vacation My Mother In Law Decorated The Baby Room As A Surprise. We Were Blown Away

A Legend Of Zelda Quilt My MIL Made For Me! The Stitching Includes Non-Nes Controller Patterns, But I Let Her Slide On That Detail

They All Live In Her Property!! They Like, Come Up And Eat Out Of Her Hand! It’s So Cute

This Fathers Day Cake My Mother-In-Law Made For Her Dad! He’s 86 Years Young

This Is So Cute

My MIL Makes Themed Scarves For Every Holiday

MIL Made This To-Scale Sized Soft Soccer Ball For My 6 Year Old Son To Kick Around Inside

Mother-In-Law Gave Us Her Huge Jade Plant From Her Yard

Came To Water My In-Laws' Plants While They Were Out Of Town And Found My MIL Had Protected My Favourite Plant From The Sun As We Are Having A Heatwave

My MIL Gifted This To My SO, And Signed It The Day She Passed. Its Very Special To Him And Signed With Metallic Sharpie. How Can We Protect The Writing?

POV: You've Traveled 6000 Mi And Your Mil Sets Up The Guest Room For Your Arrival

My 84-Year-Old Mother-In-Law Gave Me This Treasure, Which Is Full Of Random Little Surprises

Mother In Law Came Back From An Estate Sale With A Giant Gift For Me

My Mother-In-Law Made Me This Birthday Cake!

Asked My Mother-In-Law If She Could Just Flick The Kettle On For Me And This Is What She Brings Me Back :)

My Mother In Laws Eurovision Buffet, Bless Her

My Mother-In-Law Kept My Daughter's Gingerbread House From Last Year

My Bridal Shower Was On But We Canceled It. My Mother In Law (To Be) Still Went All Out And Made Me These Amazing Cupcakes Even Though The Party Was Canceled

My Mother And Mother-In-Law Supply Us With Fresh Flowers From Their Gardens Every Week During Season. Always Makes My Day

My Mother In Law Gave My Her Orchids ❤️

My Mother In Law Knew How To Combine My Gaming And Music In One Gift

My Mother In Law Made Me This For My Birthday

Randomly Told My MIL I Liked Unicorn Coffee Cups... Behold, My Christmas Present . My Husband And I Are Fighting Over Who Gets To Take It To Work

From My MIL. It’s Been A Rough Year For Everyone, This Warmed My Heart

My Mother-In-Law Has Bestowed Her Floss Stash Upon Me! So Excited

Props To My MIL For An Amazing Brisket!

So Glad My MIL Is Amazing

Was Really Struggling With Depression Yesterday, So My MIL Took Me To The Garden Centre. Picked Up This Little Beauty

My Mother-In-Law Bought Is The Coolest Wreath

Can We Talk About How Sweet It Was Of My Mother-In-Law To Buy Me A Skein Of Yarn For Christmas To Make Her A Blanket For Her Birthday. And Added A Giftcard In Case I Needed More

I Told My MIL I'd Like Anything From The Ordinary For Christmas

MIL Bought These For Us To Use On Christmas Day