Contented In-Laws: Rule #22 - Make requests rather than getting a nice surprise

Accept that your in-laws are prone for bringing home fat fortified takeaway food as a surprise for the grandchildren.

Try to understand it is their way of showing affection to the little monkeys, rather than contributing to growing obesity epidemic in the country.

Keep your high-fat radar on and when you smell a takeaway in the midst, playfully suggest that they treat you to some healthy veggie pizza, or that you haven't eaten a Lebanese fatayer with mezze in a while and you would absolutely love for them to bring some home for you!

Not only will they feel touched that you like it when they shower you with the gift of food, but heart will love you too!

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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 #22 - Make requests rather than getting a nice surprise

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