Dear Fadil #2

Who is FADIL?
She is my Future Adorable Daughter in Law!
This is a continuation of the letter that I will be writing for the next 12-22 years.

Dear Fadil,

I was wondering if you could possible get this letter to your mother. I would greatly appreciate it. Especially since you may not even be born yet. Thanks. MIL

Dear MOB (Mother of the Bride),

Thanks for taking the time to read this. I know you are busy educating your beautiful daughter but I wondered since we are going to be sharing grandkids if we could just open up a dialogue.

First of all please know that you have my eternal gratitude for raising my beloved DIL. We will love and adore her!

So my request for the month is this....

Please dress your daughter modestly. From day one. If you could possibly dress her with long sleeves and long pants all the time that would be great. I am trying to bring back the whole "ankles are never to be seen" and also introduce the new "elbows are too tantalizing" fashion scene.

Ok that may be extreme but if you could stick to the no strapless, spaghetti strap, backless, short, skanky, bikini, midriff, skin showing clothes. Please. Don't blame the fashion of the day. Don't tell me you can't find a modest prom dress. Just do it. You will never regret it.

You see I am trying to teach your future son-in-law to respect women and to think clean thoughts. If you could make it a bit easier on him that would be great. If this is too much of a challenge for you then please know that I will be forced to tell my son that either you or your daughter is a lady of the night.

WHAT? I am so just kidding. Kind of.

So that is all I wanted to say for now. Modesty. It can't be that hard. In return I will not get you this hat to wear at my family shower.
Thanks Fadil for letting me chat with your mom! Tune in next week when I have some advice for your cousins! Love you! MIL

MIL

Dear Future Daughter in Law,

Hi. This is me. Your mother-in-law. I have been thinking a lot about you lately. A mom with 5 sons will be prone to do that from time to time. I have many to things to tell you but I will take my time. Since I have a good 12-22 years. And I am not flexible on those dates by the way.

So the first item of business is this...

I am sorry.

I tried.

I really did er, do.

Your husband was taught several million times how to ... do dishes, put his clothes away, clean a bathroom, not burp at the table, take out the garbage, put stuff back after using it and to put the seat down. Really. He is being taught. REPEATEDLY. I hope some of it sinks in before I turn him over to you.

But if for some crazy reason it doesn't do not curse my name or ever think that I was a lazy mother or any of those other thoughts you will have about me.

If you can't help but think you would have done things so much better then I will gladly sit back and watch and learn as you raise my 5 fine grandsons that I will pray for you to have.

I love you dearly.

More later,

MIL