Category Archives: adult children

Diverse Women

by rosemary, May 26, 2009

Visiting the Veterans Cemetery yesterday to honor our brave servicemen and women, I was struck by the diversity of the names on the graves. Men and women from all kinds of backgrounds had served and died together through the years and are forever joined together in this burial ground. While we continue to struggle today with enriching our country by such diversity – ethnic, gender, religious, social, economic – our troops have already learned that they can count on each other, no matter what their origins are. Nowhere is the … Continue reading →

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Tips for Building Good In-Law Relationships

by rosemary, May 21, 2009

All week we have been talking about the challenges and joys of becoming a mother-in-law. If you feel your only choices are to keep your mouth shut or walk on eggshells when you are around your married offspring and their partners, think again. Our tips about improving the relationships with your children-in-law can also help cement good feelings with your adult children. Here are some brief suggestions that we discuss in more detail on our website. Click on the title above to take you to HerMentorCenter.com where you can read … Continue reading →

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Love and Children-in-Law

by rosemary, May 20, 2009

Yesterday we talked about some qualities to draw on as you settle into a relationship with the ones your children have chosen as life partners. We suggested respect, patience, acceptance and love as models to follow as you take on the role of mother-in-law. One of our readers commented about how she has learned to move through this dynamic relationship – letting go of her preconceived set of ideas about how her adult children should choose to live their lives and how they decide to relate to her. And, as … Continue reading →

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Respectful Mothers-in-Law Create Meaningful Bonds

by rosemary, May 19, 2009

Reading through some of the comments we’ve gotten from you, our readers, we are again struck by the wisdom and sensitivity of women. The theme of R-E-S-P-E-C-T, as Aretha Franklin put it, dominates the way successful mothers-in-law relate to their offspring and their partners. When we consider the relationship from the eyes of our children and look at the challenges they face, we can focus on how they are maturing rather than on how we are coping with their development. Their growth can give us a sense of pride and … Continue reading →

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