Tag Archives: DIL

Mother-in-Law’s Tongue

by rosemary, August 26, 2009

Mother-in-Law’s Tongue, with its sharp, blade-like leaves, has been described as “toxic.” That is, when it’s not being called by its other name, the Snake Plant. Wow, looks the plant world doesn’t have a very good view of us mothers-in-law! But we MILs know that most of the time we don’t use our words to cut – we work hard to “hold our tongues” and defuse the situation. That’s not always easy to do. We often hear from women who want to improve their relationships with daughters-in-law, but don’t know … Continue reading →

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Mothers-In-Law: Your Questions and Answers

by rosemary, August 21, 2009

Yesterday and the day before, we hosted Susan Lieberman on our blog for a wide-ranging set of questions and answers. Susan invites women everywhere to join in the conversation about how mothers-in-law can foster healthy relationships with their married children and their spouses. In her book, The Mother-in-Law’s Manual, she covers the full scope – from women’s expectations before their children marry to hopes about how their children will behave when their mothers are really old. We had so many interesting questions and answers come in about this complex and … Continue reading →

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