Difference between Mother-In-Law now and then

There are many crossroads in lives.day.
When we find ourselves facing this, we realiseIn the other example, the mother-in-law expected
why people around us seemed to change.the bride to be another "mother" to her son and
In fact, people don't change. Situation changes.gave her weekly tasks to do for her son.
Before getting married, my mother-in-law hadI think it is more like a maid than a mother.
that amount of expectation. And after ourWhen the mom had difficulty getting her
wedding, the expectation was raised by ten timesmessages across to her own son, she expected
over.her daughter to do it for her and to teach him a
It was not easy to meet that kind of expectation.lesson or two.
The only way to keep my sanity is to be who IThe consequence?
am.Strained relationship within these two newly-wed
I'm not going to change for her. Neither do Ijust because of the "mothers-in-law"
expect my wife to change for my mother.I'm not saying all mother-in-laws are like this.
I would want my wife to be who she has alwaysI'm sure mine will get better too.
been.Some mother-in-laws give absolute privacy to the
After I shared my experience about my 45newly-wed and they come from the angles of
minutes lecture from my mother-in-law, somefriends.
readers emailed me, sharing with me about theThey know to have a harmonious relationship at
same fate after marriage.home, these new-age mothers have to be the
The mother-in-law of a bride was really picky anddaughters-in-law's friends.
fussy over everything she does and the way sheHowever, such mothers-in-law are rare. And if
behaves in her house.you have one like this, better cherish her.
The daughter-in-law was so uncomfortable andShare it with your female married friends and
pissed off that she locked herself in her room allmany will awe in envy.