Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for December 06, 2023

Arlo! An old campaigner like you should know better.

There is a difference between in-laws and outlaws, outlaws are wanted!

Not really, no.

Ouch!

How’s your foot taste, Arlo?

Ted Forth could get away with that comment. Arlo Day, not so much.

Thanks Mr Memory.

My wife and I are in agreement. I dislike her in-laws and she dislikes my in-laws.

My son and daughter-in-law were living three hours away when they had their first child. They found new jobs and moved back because they needed the family support they could get here. Sometimes in-laws have value even if they are annoying at times.

My mother-in-law was a doll. Hubby’s mother-in-law, not so much, although she did adore Hubby. I always joked that if we ever broke up, I’d have to go home to HIS mother, because mine wouldn’t hear it.

2 hours drive. Close enough for frequent visits. But too far for an unannounced visit.

Oopsie as we watch Arlo, remove foot from his mouth.

Here’s where the double standard steps in Arlo. Look around when you begin to open your mouth.

I was exceptionally blessed to have a very kind, loving and supportive mother-in-law.

Oops.

Your in-laws are better than mine

oops

Should have zipped the lip Arlo…LOL!!!

You better back that bus up Arlo! You just made a wrong turn.

I’ve always said that the secret to our successful marriage was moving 2500 miles away from friends and family to start over in a new and unfamiliar city.

I can highly recommend it to young people starting out today, but of course with phones and internet, the effect would be very different today…

What Janis says and what she means are two totally different things. Us women understand…you guys have no clue. lol

I’ve often stated that my SO has nicer in-laws than I do.

Backtrackin’ so fast he would’ve left an Arlo-Shaped hole in the wall…

I think my Wife and I loved having our in-laws close to us. Their love for us was tremendous. Their love for the grand kids and great grand kids was out of this world. My wife and I are lucky that we live so close to our kids and grand kids. Some of my friends live so far from their kids and grandkids…it is almost having to plan a trip to visit with them.

So they are making the decision for the kids based on their own feelings about their inlaws? Not smart or cool.

oops

Ope! That was out loud, bud.

So it seems….so it seems……….

Does no one drive looking in the direction they’re going anymore?

Someone once said that you should live 1,000 miles from your family. I have done my best to adhere to that…

her expression says, it’s gonna be a looooong ride back home!

Sounds like a quiet ride home unless he follows up on that statement. Don’t push it Arlo.

My wife and I agreed that we did not want to be too close to either of our parents until much later in our lives.

I actually preferred my in-laws to my birth family.

I’ve had two sets of in-laws in my life, sadly. No way for one and very much yes for the other.So a 50/50 shot…..

Much depends on the inlaws in question.

Janis just told Arlo, in her own way, that she wouldn’t want her inlaws living so close….yet when Arlo says the same thing in his own way, her feathers get ruffled. Perhaps it’s in the delivery of one’s message, or perhaps there’s a double standard here.

In-laws on either side are best at least 6 hours away. Close enough to get to in an easy day’s drive but too far away for drop-in visits.

I still remember what my mother in law said just before she died.

‘Stop shaking the ladder YOU LITTLE ****!’

From my experience having in-laws near by was a big plus. They were good people and for those last minute needs they were always johnny on the spot. Maybe I was just lucky. My in laws were the best!

Arlo just can’t keep that foot out of his mouth can he.

As the saying goes: From your in-laws and from the sun, the farther away, the better.

I miss my in-laws more than I miss my own parents.

My ex MIL was a toxic horrible MIL, but my ex had great in-laws they treated just like a son and what does he do in return he treated all of us like crap that last 4 years. So glad him and his toxic mother are out of my life.

She said it first

yep