"If your family circle joins my family circle, they'll form a chain. I can't have a chink in my chain." ~ Robert De Niro in Meet The Fockers ~
1. How many official in-laws do you have? Too many! Seriously, "The Estranged One" comes from a very large family. Five of his siblings are married, one is not. That makes eleven. Add my brother's wife and my mother-in-law and I have a lucky thirteen in-laws! Since my brother has been married three times, I also have two ex-sisters-in-law. My father-in-law is deceased. That makes fifteen, a much nicer number, don't you think?
2. Do you love your in-laws or hate your in-laws? A little of both, I suppose. My sister-in-law, Cheryl, is a real sweetie. I love her dearly. On the other hand, I never did get along with my father-in-law. It's a terrible thing to say, but I can't say I miss him a single bit. Mostly my feelings towards my in-laws are quite neutral. Considering the strange state of my marriage, we really don't have much contact.
3. What is the most annoying thing that your in-laws have ever done? Hmmm... I know! They produced "The Estranged One!"! But if they didn't they wouldn't be my in-laws, would they?!
4. What is the funniest thing that your in-laws have ever done? The prize in this category goes to my brother-in-law, Keith, who in his lack of fashion sense wore a pair of white, unlined swim trunks to a public pool. He didn't realise that once the water hit them, that you can see right through them. Just let me say that everyone saw a bit more of him that day than was ever wanted to be seen. Very embarassing for Keith, but something to giggle about perpetually for the rest of us.
5. Do your in-laws have a tradition that you like that you have incorporated into your own family? Nope. They have a few that I would like to make go away, but none that I would like to call my own.