Expect and encourage him to consult with his wife.”
“Don’t expect your son to do what you want him to do anymore. Love unconditionally but also understand your correct place in the relationship with your child.” “Understand the leaving and cleaving part of Scripture (Genesis 2:24). “Know that your input is no longer the primary influence in your son’s life.” … She is thoughtful and generous.”įrom these and other stories, I realized that daughters-in-laws want to say a lot! Here’s a selection from their answers to my question, “What do you wish you could tell your mother-in-law?” 1. “I simply wish that she would accept me for who I am.”Īnd then I finally read an encouraging response: “My mother-in-law is a gem! She loves Jesus with her whole heart and that is what makes her so valuable. Although she and her husband have been married for more than three decades, she still feels that, no matter what she does, she will never measure up to the standards of her mother-in-law. “I felt like the worst wife and housekeeper in the world,” my friend wrote.Īnother woman poured her heart out to me. The young girl complained that everything was already clean. I received a three-page response from another daughter-in-law about an overnight visit from her mother- and sister-in-law. At one point, the mother-in-law was lying on the couch with a migraine as she directed her own daughter to clean the house. Until … the topic turned to how many turkey dinners the in-laws had eaten in the last two months and how much better homemade cranberry sauce is than the canned version. Then the mother-in-law asked, “What are these lumpy bits in the stuffing?” As a new bride, she served a festive Thanksgiving meal of turkey, chestnut stuffing, canned cranberry sauce … “the whole nine yards.” When the family sat down for dinner, the new bride was quite pleased about how everything had turned out. One woman told me about her in-laws’ first visit, more than two decades ago. I was amazed by the number of replies I received about mothers-in-law. I also was surprised by the depth of their emotion. Recently I asked some friends a few simple questions about in-laws. But far too many women describe this relationship as fragile, tense, and even competitive. Something happens the moment a bride says, “I do.” Not only does she get a husband, but in most cases, a mother-in-law as well.īonds between some daughters- and mothers-in-law are sometimes compared to the close friendship that Ruth and Naomi enjoyed (Ruth 1:16). 14 Things Your Daughter-in-Law Wants to Tell You
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