Mother-in-Law Problems: When and How to Tell Her to Back Off
You don’t. Ever. That’s her son’s, that is, your husband’s job. Unless your career experience includes professional hostage negotiator don’t go there with your mother-in-law, no matter how appalling...
View ArticleMy Mother-in-Law Visits Every Weekend. Help!
Q. I think my husband gets jealous for his mom because she doesn't get to spend as much time with our daughter as my mom does. Therefore, EVERY weekend we end up having dinner or having his parents...
View ArticleIn-Law Problems: Who Comes First in Your Family?
At some level we all know that putting our husband, or wife. or partner above all others is how things are supposed to work. (Hmmm. Wasn’t that a marriage vow? It sounds awfully familiar.) We all want...
View ArticleMother-in-Law Problems: The Clash of the Grannies
Have you ever done a Grandparent Audit of your home? Tallied up how many gifts each set has sent or counted the number of photos featuring each one of them? No, of course you haven’t. You have better...
View ArticleMy Daughter-in-Law Won’t Let Me See My Grandchild
Q. I've never really liked my daughter-in-law. She is a manipulative and spoiled person. A few weeks ago I was at their house to babysit my granddaughter. I took her to the mall for an icecream and got...
View ArticleMother-in-Law Sends Awful Gifts to My Son
Q. I live in California and my mother in-law lives in New York, so we don't see that much of each other. She just sent a gift for our seven month old baby that I think is awful. It's a hideous looking...
View ArticleIt’s Your Baby, But it’s Her Grandchild. Make Peace With Your Mother-in-Law.
When women marry and start a family, we envision a loving, respectful adult relationship with our husbands, parents, in-laws, and extended family. For some of us, this is exactly how things unfold....
View ArticleFighting Over The Grandbaby
Sometimes grandparents have a funny way of welcoming a first grandchild into the fold. Specifically, they fight about it. It's a battle for dominance. Whose culture and traditions will take hold? Who...
View ArticleHelp! I Have The Mother-in-Law From Hell
Q. My mother in law is causing me a lot of stress. My husband and I have two children.We have a very loving relationship, a happy marraige and a very happy home. When I returned home after having my...
View ArticleMy Mother-In-Law is Causing Me Anxiety and Stress
Q: So to give you a bit of background I have been with my husband for 6 years. My mother-in-law has been bothering me a lot. She says negative/degrading things about my husband and she puts her other...
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