Mother in Law

4 Lessons Every Mother-In-Law Should Learn From Mine

Justine Lorelle LoMonaco | Posted 05.31.2012

Justine Lorelle LoMonaco

While this doesn't mean my mother-in-law hasn't (or never will) do anything that I disagree with, there are a few specific things she does that keep us far away from "monster-in-law" territory.

In Defense of Mother-in-Laws

Lisa Wolfe | Posted 05.11.2012

Lisa Wolfe

On this day of celebrating mothers for their love and hard work, how many of us are secretly (or not so secretly) dreading the brunch or dinner we're required to have with our mother-in-law?

Remembering a Mother-in-Law Who Embodied Resilience & Leadership

Jane Shure | Posted 05.08.2012

Jane Shure

My mother-in-law was smart as a whip and, while frustrated about the limitations placed on her by social norms of gender inequality, she took on the challenge by becoming a leader.

Has The Good Wife Given Us the Meanest Mother-in-law in TV History?

Keli Goff | Posted 04.20.2012

Keli Goff

When it comes to awful fictional mothers-in-law, Jackie Florrick of The Good Wife secured her place among the greats in last week's episode. Let's take a look back at some of her fellow Hall-of-Famers, TV's most horrifying mothers-in-law.

#WorstInLawsEver: Tweeters Share Their Horror Stories

Posted 12.12.2011

Married people can attest to the horrors that their in-laws sometimes pose -- the mother-in-law who nags her son's wife about when she can expect a gr...

Mother-in-Law or Mother-in-Love?

Lissa Coffey | Posted 01.16.2012

Lissa Coffey

You've found the man of your dreams -- but is his mother turning your life into a nightmare?

Why Are Daughters-In-Law Always The 'Victims'?

Third Age | Posted 12.05.2011

There's an old chestnut that goes "The difference between in-laws and outlaws is that outlaws are wanted." Ouch! Well, at least mothers-in-law aren't ...

I Hated My 'Perfect' Wedding

Danielle Shamash | Posted 12.04.2011

Danielle Shamash

Mine was the kind of wedding that little girls dream about. Exquisite floral arrangements and tapered candles lined elegant tables in the ballroom of a luxury hotel. It was somebody's dream wedding. But not mine.

Why I Don't Like My Mother-in-Law... When it Comes to Politics

Raúl de Molina | Posted 10.24.2011

Raúl de Molina

My mother-in-law is addicted to Fox News. Like many people in this country, she believes that Obama can't do anything right.

Keeping Peace With the Daughter-in-Law From Hell

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 09.28.2011

Dr. Irene S. Levine

There are compelling reasons to keep the peace with a DIL. QUESTION Hi Irene, My son and daughter-in-law bought a sailboat and put it in a lake hal...

Manners and Mothers-in-Law-From-Hell

Random Thinker | Posted 01.14.2012

Random Thinker

So where did your friends stand on the mother-in-law from hell (MILFH) email? I'm a teacher (no I'm not about to whinge), merely to ponder about the ...

When Are Mother-in Laws Going to Learn?

Catherine Hickem, L.C.S.W | Posted 09.05.2011

Catherine Hickem, L.C.S.W

When a mother-in-law forces her son to choose between his fiancé or wife over his mother, she is always going to lose.

Mother-In-Law's Scathing Email Goes Viral

Posted 08.30.2011

Just about every woman in the world right now is thankful that Carolyn Bourne isn't her mother-in-law. Bourne, 60, may soon be "the world's most f...

Mother-In-Law's Horrible Emails Go Viral

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 08.30.2011

Now making the Internet rounds: a set of obnoxious emails from a British mother sent to her future daughter-in-law. The subject of the correspondence:...

Happy (Former) Mother (in Law)'s Day

Candace Walsh | Posted 07.08.2011

Candace Walsh

In May of 2000, I met my mother-in-law, Peggy, for the first time--days before my wedding to her son...

Man Shoots Mother-In-Law Over Divorce

palmbeachpost.com | Posted 05.25.2011

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A man who police say blamed his in-laws for breaking up his marriage, shot his mother-in-law before killing himself....

My Sunday by Marian Robinson

Victoria Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011

Victoria Roberts

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