Contented In-Laws: DIL Rules for a Harmonious Life

With the exception when you are upset, and mean to show it, of always proclaim a bright and cheery "Good Morning" (Or Saalam) when you see your MIL first thing is the morning. This is regardless of the fact that she may come in and say 'What a messy kitchen, what have you been doing all morning!'.

MIL: 'What a messy kitchen, what have you been doing all morning!'.
You: (smile apologetically) 'I was just about to clean it. Good Morning!'

Once you've greeted her, ask her how she slept. (even if she complains that she didn't sleep a wink due to the heating being on too high/the noisy children/the trains that go by due to a bad location of the home you chose, be sympathetic).

Little Positive Strokes go a long, long way!

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Rule #7 - The Laundry Basket

Always, always, always have your own laundry basket. It may be fun sharing all the chores for a while, but be sure to keep your knickers to yourself!

This may seem insignificant to you, and you may think 'what's in a laundry basket?' The amount of DILs who have made this mistake is shocking. They meekly allow for their own lingerie to be washed with their father-in-law's y-fronts, and then cringe when MIL hangs out the washing on the line - MILs cotton nighty with FILs vest next to your shocking pink bra.

A lot of women dont like to cause a fuss over a laundry basket - especially when your MIL will later announce 'I see all my family as one and dont see the reason for there to be any separation in the laundry' but take heart. Not only with this give you privacy with your most inmate apparel, but it will also give you a lightened workload. You will automatically decrease two adult's washing, drying and folding and it will also give your MIL the initiative to do some of her private chores herself.

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Rule #61 Always say Good Morning!