DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW Why Can't We Pick Them?

By Rikilynn Thompson

With all the mother-in-law jokes going around it is time we get to have a response to those females that are making our lives miserable, those women that made us mothers-in-law. This book describes some of the idiodic and rude things that our daughters-in-law have done to us and others over the years. It's hard to imagine what the next generation will turn out to be like with some of these women raising them. I'm sure some will be illiterate, some will have the language of the roughest sailors, and some will just sleep through life with their hands out expecting everything to be served to them on a silver platter. So my question is "Why Can't We Pick Them?"

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rikilynn Thompson
• Release date: Apr 18, 2011
• ISBN: 9781458144133

Rikilynn Thompson

"DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW Why Can't We Pick Them?" is my first book. I've written several newspaper and magazine articles and website articles, but my long time dream was to write a book. I decided to start with one on a subject I feel very strongly about, my daughter-in-law and how I wish I could have choosen a better one for my son. Talking with many other mother's actually made me realize I was not alone in feeling this way. Maybe next time will be better! Keep on reading!

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DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW

Why Can’t WE Pick Them?

A collection of comments and actions

By Rikilynn Thompson

DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW

Why Can’t WE Pick Them?

A collection of comments and actions

By Rikilynn Thompson

Copyright 2011 by Rikilynn Thompson

2nd Edition 2012

Published at Smashwords

We can pick our clothes; we can pick our nose, why can’t we pick our daughters-in-law?

DEDICATION

This book is dedicated all the mothers-in-law out there that have to take the snide jokes which are usually undeserved and to my sons and all the other men that are stuck with these women. I am sure their parents give their generous thanks to you for taking them off their hands!

PRELUDE

With all the mother-in-law jokes going around it is time we get to have a response to those females that are making our lives miserable, those women that made us mothers-in-law. I know that I am not alone on this journey since I have talked to numerous women during the writing of this book and have found several overlapping stories. So when you are reading these snippets about comments or occurring’s involving daughters-in-law and they sound familiar to you, maybe I was eaves dropping. More than likely, you are amongst the unlucky ones of us that have the anchor to bear with the daughter-in-law from H…! People think mothers-in-law are horrible; just wait to read what some of us have to put up with. This is the future generation. These are some of the people that will be in charge someday (probably not). These are the people that may be helping to pick out our nursing homes. Oh, my God, please grant me a quick and painless death!

Luckily, my mother-in-law was wonderful. I don’t remember her ever giving any child rearing advice without my asking for it and I was treated fantastically. She raised her son to respect women, treat them equally and to help around the house. I’m sure, in her mind, I wasn’t good enough for her son, as most mothers’ suspect, but she never passed that on to me in her actions. My own mother did however give her opinion very openly but most of it was accepted graciously by both my husband and I (I hope) because many of the suggestions were given from experience and did turn out for the best. Understandably, it is difficult to blend two families together and agree on everything. If there weren’t disagreements occasionally, it would be an oddity. By the time children come around, many child rearing ideas should be sorted out and agreed upon between the parents. Unfortunately, the child does not come with an instruction guide in hand when he or she comes out of the womb and even if that did occur, most parents today wouldn’t bother reading it. I remember when I was pregnant with my children, I poured over every children rearing book I could