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They say that in-laws can either be a blessing or a curse, but there's a third category that doesn’t get the attention it deserves: they can also be hilarious.
From showing up to the holidays in silly clothes to sending surprising pictures to group chats, some people simply have a knack for turning everyday life into comedy gold of the purest kind.
To show you that family doesn't have to be just awkward conversations over tense dinners, we've gathered the funniest in-law moments we could find on the internet. Laughter and smiles are great bonds!
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#1
My Sister Used To Have A Mean Husband That Treated Their Son Horribly, 4 Years Later I Can Say Her New Husband And My Brother In Law Is Pretty Awesome Just By What He Puts In My Nephew's Lunch Each Day
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#2
My Brother-In-Law And His Friends Won Their Office Costume Contest
A poll from August 2022 found that Americans are pretty much united in their classifications of types of relatives.
At least 8 in 10 consider children, parents, siblings, and spouses to be immediate family members. Slightly fewer — though still solid majorities (roughly two-thirds) — consider grandparents and grandchildren immediate family members. Cousins, in-laws, aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews are more often considered extended rather than immediate family. The most divisive category were children-in-law: 46% consider them extended family members, while 35% consider them immediate family.
#3
This Is Incredible
#4
Mother-In-Law Bought These To Embarrass Me. It Didn't Work
#5
Everyone Has A Good Sense Of Humor
Half of people say they live in the same city or town as at least one extended family member (54%), including 29% who say they live in at least the same neighborhood.
One in five (19%) even say they reside in the same household. Only 15% of Americans say their closest extended family member lives in a different state from them and just 2% say they live in a different country. Only 3% say they don't have any extended family.
#6
When Your Japanese Father-In-Law Gets Adopted By Your Peruvian Familia
#7
My Brother-In-Law Helping His Buddy Dobby Look For The Brain Cell
#8
My Sister And Brother-In-Law Won A Trip To Iceland And Left Yesterday. My Mom And I Are Watching Their 6 Month Old Son. This Was The First Email/Status Update We Sent Them
glowworm2 2 weeks ago
Absolutely terrible. Where's the baby's booster seat cushion and helmet?🤣
Did I say that out loud? (he/him)cis/het 2 weeks ago
Nah,don't worry. At that age, babies are basically rubber.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 weeks ago
They won the vacation and are probably overwhelmed/exhausted by parenting an infant, especially if they're first-time parents, so they can probably use the relaxation. Why is it weird? Baby is with close family and can be fed formula or frozen/stored breastmilk while the parents are on vacation. I doubt the vacation is more than a week or two, so it's not like they'll be gone for a year. I don't really see why it's a "weird thing to do" at all. It's weird for new parents to get a break from childcare?
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 2 weeks ago
Braves T-shirt, so I assume they're somewhere in the vicinity of Atlanta, Georgia.
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#9
My Grandfather In Law Was Pretty Proud Of His Knot Placement On My Son's Rocking Lion
BewilderedBanana 2 weeks ago
spent forever looking for a knot on the rope, wondering what he was so proud of :)
Family reunions are a regular or at least semi-regular occurrence for many: about half of people say they've attended one within the past decade, with 38% saying they have done so within the past five years, including 21% within the past year. But not everyone has had an opportunity or desire to reunite with extended family: 19% say they've never attended a family reunion.
#10
My Mother-In-Law Cherishes All Of The Photos I Send To Her Digital Photo Frame. She Tells Me That She Checks For New Pictures Every Morning. I Just Added This One
#11
Stand Down Everyone. My Brother And Sister In-Law Have Already Won Halloween
#12
My Brother In-Law Made His Cat A Maze Today From Officework Boxes
#13
The In-Laws Gave Us A Bunch Of Corn From The Garden To Bag And Freeze. My Wife Left Me In Charge Of Labeling The Bags Saying "Be Sure To Label The Bags Clearly So We Know What's In Them." She Was Not Impressed
When asked to compare the closeness of their family to others, roughly equal shares of people feel like theirs is about average (31%), more close-knit (30%), and less close-knit (29%).
To some extent, proximity does mean closeness. People who live in the same neighborhood or household as their closest extended family member are about twice as likely to say they are more close-knit than to say it is less close-knit.
#14
My Dad Does The Fake Handshake Routine Every Chance He Gets. My Brother-In-Law Finally Got Him Back
#15
My Future Mother-In-Law Did Not Understand Why I Brought This Icicle Into The House, Or Why I Was So Happy About Him
That is HUGE! I like that icicle. That’s a nice icicle.
#16
When Your Son-In-Law Is A Magician, It's Hard To Not Get Super Excited
#17
I Thought I Had Put Socks On My Son This Morning. Turns Out They Were Gloves. My Mother In Law Sent Me This
However, race and ethnicity also play a role in the perceived strength of the bonds between extended family relationships: White Americans (33%) are more likely than Black (21%) or Hispanic (25%) Americans to say their family is less close-knit than average.
#18
Every Year My Family Does A Secret Santa And Secret Satan And My Brother-In-Law Has Had Me For Satan For The Past Four Years Straight
For those who don't know, Secret Satan is exactly the same as Secret Santa except the gifts are played for laughs. We've been doing both for years.
#19
My Brother-In-Law Is A Mechanic And Sent Me This Picture Today
#20
She Was Sad It Wasn't Her Birthday, Father In-Law Came Through
#21
The Eyes Are Everything In This Pic
Most of us really value the moments we share with our closest people. For 58% of respondents, family relationships are the most important type of relationship. (29% believe that they are about as important as others, and 4% think they are less important.)
People who are currently estranged from a family member hold family relationships in slightly lower regard, with 50% saying they are more important than other relationships, 36% saying they are about as important, and 8% saying they are less important. Hopefully, they can still patch things up.
#22
My Sister-In-Law Made My Dad A Birthday Cake
#23
My Dad In Law Invented This Hummingbird Helmet. He Calls The Feeder In The Back "The Tickler"
Yellow dot 2 weeks ago
It looks like an idea from 5-Minute Crafts, yet I love it so much I need 20 for me and 20 for everyone I meet.
#24
My Mother-In-Law Paints Landscapes. I Thought They Were Missing Something... So I Took A Photo Of Her Canvas And
#25
Wife Pointed This Out Before My Bike Ride Today. I Believe My Father-In-Law Is The Culprit
#26
My In-Laws Are Strange People
#27
My Brother In Law Broke His Neck, But Not His Christmas Spirit
UncleJohn3000 2 weeks ago
Deck Bill's head with boughs of holly, don't fall fall fall fall fall, fall fall fall fall!
#28
My Sister In Law Left These Outside My House Last Night So They Would Greet Me When I Left For Work
Janelle Collard 2 weeks ago
Ok, that's pretty creepy! Especially if you're half-asleep + haven't been coffeed yet.
#29
My Son-In-Law Is A Tattoo Artist. He Decided To Have My Grandson Wake Up To A Little Surprise
#30
My Father-In-Law Bird Watching In Central Park
Yellow dot 2 weeks ago
Your father in law looks a little familiar. Some sort of faint childhood memory.
#31
Got Married Yesterday. My Bil Bought Us Our Wedding Cake
To be fair, we breed/sell insects, but how many people can say they had a cockroach cake at their wedding? We loved it. My grandma didn't.
🇫🇮 Goth Nurse 🇫🇮 2 weeks ago
We have Madagascar hissing cockroaches in a terrarium. I love them, and would love to have a cockroach cake!
#32
I Got My GF A New Bike Helmet, My Brother-In-Law Got Her A Drake Face-Print Balaclava And Now She Looks Like A Custom Video Game Character
🇫🇮 Goth Nurse 🇫🇮 2 weeks ago
I didn't read the title, and wondered what kind of disability he has.. oops!
#33
Mother-In-Law Gave Us This At Our Baby Shower. I Made It Better
#34
When The Waiter Accidentally Spills An Entire Glass Of Ice Water Down Your Back And Your Brother In Law Just So Happens To Have His Camera To Capture One Of Your Finest Moments
#35
Had To Take A Moment To Appreciate The Father-In-Law’s Neatly Stacked Skip
#36
My Brothers Father-In-Law(6'6")working In Angola With His Crew
#37
My Father In Law Is A Contractor. This Is Him Installing A Mirror
🇫🇮 Goth Nurse 🇫🇮 2 weeks ago
Years ago when we renovated our bathroom/sauna with my now ex-husband, we left written messages in the walls and floors. Also in the same summer we built a deck, and left messages there too. Maybe some day they are found!
#38
I've Been Buying The Bee Movie Whenever I See It Available For $4 Or Less To Give To My Brother In Law For Ever Holiday Ever
#39
Me, My Mom, And My Sil’s Mom All Got My Niece The Same Birthday Card…we All Live In Different States
#40
My Father In Law’s Mouse. Close Up Of The Little Snowglobe/ Gravel+ Tractor Part
#41
My New Brother-In-Law Got Us A Wedding Present, Engraved With A Personal Touch
#42
My Father-In-Law Baked Cookies For Me
#43
So I Got My Sister In Law For Secret Santa, I Got Her A Barn Door Shelving Unit. Only Took Three Hours
🇫🇮 Goth Nurse 🇫🇮 2 weeks ago
For my 18th birthday I got a big gift box from my then best friend. There was a smaller box inside. Then a smaller. And smaller. And so on. Until I finally opened the last one and pulled out an envelope. It had a note inside, saying "I'm sorry I couldn't come to your party". now after 30 years I still smile at this memory :)
#45
My Father In Law's Halloween Tradition. (Can You Spot Him?)
#46
Got The Danny Devito Life Size Cutout For My Brother And Sister-In-Law. Scares The Hell Out Of You When You Forget He’s Standing There
#47
Got These Little Ladybirds With Stickers On The Back For A £1 On The Market. I’m Going To Stick Them In Random Places All Over The Mother-In-Law’s Kitchen
#48
Father-In-Law Just Sent Me This From Vegas, Mother-In-Law Told Him, "We Loved The Fast And The Furious."
#49
We Had A Photo Booth At Our Wedding. I Think My Brother In Law Doesn't Understand How Photobooths Work
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