"If I Knew My Daughter-in-Law Was Such a Viper, I Would Have Treated Her Differently From the Start": Naomi Said We Had to Swap Houses

“If I Knew My Daughter-in-Law Was Such a Viper, I Would Have Treated Her Differently From the Start”: Naomi Said We Had to Swap Houses

My daughter-in-law, Ruby, is a highly intelligent and well-read woman. While I don’t consider myself foolish, in comparison to Ruby, I sometimes feel out of place. The age difference between us is over twenty years. In this case, I’m not talking about knowledge per se. Almost any information can be found in books or on the Internet. I’m talking about how quickly she can

"I Asked My Daughter-in-Law to Help with Dinner, But She Stayed Seated with My Son": Struggling to Connect with My Daughter-in-Law

“I Asked My Daughter-in-Law to Help with Dinner, But She Stayed Seated with My Son”: Struggling to Connect with My Daughter-in-Law

I always thought the tales of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law conflicts were exaggerated. You don’t have to be best friends to get along, right? At 55, I believed that two women who love the same person could overcome any disagreement. That was until last weekend’s family gathering at our lakeside cabin. It was a weekend that changed my perspective and left me questioning how to bridge the gap with my daughter-in-law.