Nurturing this relationship with kindness, consideration, and respect,Navigating In-Lawing,Nurturing this relationship with kindness, consideration, and respect
I n-law relationships are naturally stressful. But we can make them pleasant
“I have no idea why my daughter-in-law isn’t close to me. I think I’m very good to her. I don’t know what her problem is.”
“I know my mother-in-law means well when she insists that the whole family come to her every Sunday for dinner. It’s very generous of her to host everyone. But we’re supposed to keep our babies awake drag our kids from their friends and birthday parties curtail whatever plans we might have leave work and housework unfinished and get over there by five thirty — or else! When we’re there she’s the beaming bubby. It’s obviously working for her — but she doesn’t seem to care at all whether it’s working for us.”
A Hill to Climb
Our sages warned us long ago that female in-law relationships tend to be challenging. It seems that it’s natural for women to feel competitive when it comes to a man that they love — be that a husband brother or son.
