Why does society consider it perfectly okay for a mother-in-law to treat her daughter in law or son-in-law like absolute crap because "that's his/her mother" but the spouse is supposed to sit around and grin and bear it? Shouldn't in laws being expected to treat spouses with the same amount of respect they believe they deserve?
I don't see that in society. Everyone I know expects to get treated like a family member by their in-laws and if they don't there's not much contact going on.
ReplyDeleteNot everyone wants to be treated like a family member by their in-laws. In my experience people simply want to be treated with respect.
ReplyDeleteAnd it is a societal norm. That's a fact.
Is there any research out there showing that it's a societal norm or are you just gathering this from your circle of acquaintances? I'm very curious b/c in my circle I don't see this at all so I just assumed psycho in-laws were a stereotype.
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ReplyDeleteCrystal, most of the women I know or have spoken to have very fractured relationships with their in-laws especially the husbands mama. I used to think the psycho mother in-law was a myth too until my husband's mother started to show her ass shortly after we started dating. It was worse post our engagement.
ReplyDeleteI do think it's great you and your circle do not experience that. In my experience, it's been a rarity but it's nice to know there are mother-in-laws out there who aren't looney tunes.