• more about #daughterinlaw
    la.donna.pietra: Dear mom.in.law.pietra, Thank you for being completely awesome and knowing when not to get up in my business. Thank you also for going through many,... more »
    RoseColette (fewer thorns; more coffee): My mother and my husband's mother are both crazy in their own special snowflake ways. We accept this, try to deal with them as little as possible, and... more »
    AnotherJenn: I'm currently struggling to rearrange my kitchen back to the way I had it before my MIL came to visit. Ditto my kids' drawers. She just comes in and... more »
    mommy_dearest: My MIL once introduced me as the daughter-in-law that refused to have a baby. This was one month after I had a miscarriage. My husband said, "we had... more »
    SomeAuthorGirl: I hate to be a stereotype, but the level of loathing I have for my former m-i-l is epic. The woman is insane, manipulative, underminey in the extreme... more »
    sallykimball: I'm not married, but my brother is and I have to say that my mom is an awesome mother-in-law. And everyone is right- it is all about respecting bounda... more »
    midwesternmom: My MIL is so awful to me that her friends are starting to take my side. After seven years of passive/aggressive abuse, subtlety is out. I now use the ... more »
    unmoldednicole: I'm really curious to know what she meant by "I can't be half a mom". Also, didn't the room fool of toys seem overbearing and strange? I don't have ... more »
    EndangeredRed: This makes me so nervous. My MIL is...difficult, to say the least. Not just with me, but everyone. She's the kind of person that feels comfortable co... more »
    spamanda: As a future mother-in-law (I've got two sons, so probably at least one will get married) I worry about this a lot. Mostly, though, I think it's garba... more »
    RedLantern: Whatever. I get along with my mother-in-law. I love both of my husband's parents, but I like her better. I know many people who get along with thei... more »
    EKane: So baby boomers cant respect boundaries? I don't feel any sympathy for the mother-in-law in the clip or people in general who cant respect boundaries.... more »
    philtastic: You know what a great way to repair the relationship with your family would be? Go on Good Morning America, and air out your family's business. FAIL more »
  • #motherinlawfromhell

    Feuding With Your Mother-In-Law? It's Probably Her Fault

    Today GMA reported that in the mother/daughter-in-law relationship the "power struggle is very primal." While both should compromise, it's clear who the folks at GMA think is at fault. Let that be a comfort to you during passive-aggressive family festivities.
  • #motherinlaw

    The In-Laws: Other Women Are Supposedly Our Worst Enemies