The relationship between a married woman and her mom in law has always aroused my curiosity. I have often wondered why MILs are always looked at wearily the world over and more so in India. I had a chat with a close friend who just couldn’t understand why her MIL treated her and her SIL differently. While I was empathizing with her I wondered if this was a common problem or something which was unique to some families.
It was one of those usual busy mornings when the only breather you get is during your travel to work, I broached this topic with my partner (who had this ‘oh no, I don’t want to get into this’ look on his face).Guess what ..as usual luck favored him, what better timing to get a call from work! He gleefully excused himself from the conversation, but that did not deter me from this particular line of thought...
Do mothers have separate rules for their own daughters and separate ones for their DIL?
I threw this question at the coffee table at work and judging by the nods I got I realized that it did look like a problem majority of women had! After listening to all the discussions and possible explanations what struck me was one explanation from a friend.Her theory was that mothers always think that their daughters (poor dears..) are always adjusting in the new homes/husbands after they get married. The same logic is not applied to the daughter in law as the home in question is their son’s and in this case the DIL becomes the lucky woman to get such a husband!(i know what u r thinking girls..ya right!)
I found this particular explanation totally understandable as moms do tend to think their kids are the best things that can happen to mankind! I have seen it at my own home, seen it at my husband’s home, seen it at friends/neighbor’s homes and the more I think about it the more I am convinced that I have cracked the proverbial question! What do u think? do let me know!
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