Rule #66 - They will be really friendly with their loved ones

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Your MIL will save her loving friendly voice for her own kinder, reserving the moody, subdued voice especially for you. She will phone up...

Rule #65 - Look after yourself when poorly

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When you are feeling, dont expect your MIL to ask you how you are. If you looked completely drained of all colour, dont expect her care o...

Rule #64 - Smiles and Sighs

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Be prepared! Your MIL may give you a nice bright smile when she wakes up in the morning if she finds you have done all the cooking already...

Rule #63 - Tap into your Masculine, Oblivious Side

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Women's intuition - the ability to give attention to 'interpersonal domestic politics' is a gift women possess which assists th...

Rule #62 - Smile Ice Breaker

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Whenever your MIL walks in to the room, flash her a friendly smile! Not only will it tone your cheek muscles, it will break the ice and bri...

Rule #61 Always say Good Morning!

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With the exception when you are upset, and mean to show it, of always proclaim a bright and cheery "Good Morning" (Or Saalam...

Even if they dont admit it, they know how much you are doing.

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It is common for elderly parents to deny thery ever needed anything. 'Oh I don't need anything.', and for them to reject the fa...

Rule #60 You have a big part to play in all conflicts

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Your memory of what was said and done in a conflict is often biased, and you, too, may be responsible for a lot of what happened. You may n...

The Sandwich Generation

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"Mid-life adults are sometimes called the sandwich generation, the generation in the middle pressed by obligations to a younger and an ...

Rule #59 - Let them throw their own parties without you

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If your in-laws want to do things without you around, the natural instinct is to feel rejected - don't I know it! Yet instead of wonderi...