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 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 ArticleIn-law Problems: Do You Need to Cut the Cord?
Becoming a parent often propels us back to our own families as we seek out their guidance and emotional support in dealing with this new chapter in our lives. Parenthood also demands, though, that we...
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...
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