by Deanna | May 5, 2014 | Help
In the last two blogs – Part 1 & Part 2 – Is Your Son Pulling Away? Reasons He May be Doing So – I talked about why sons pull away from their family of origin (mothers, particularly) other than because his wife wants him to do so. This particular blog...
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by Deanna | Apr 8, 2014 | Daughter-in-Law, Mother, Mother-in-Law, Relationships
In the last blog post I wrote about Janice and her son Peter. Janice was struggling with the changes in Peter’s behavior toward her. She was convinced that these changes were the result of Peter’s wife. She was sure her daughter-in-law set these changes in motion...
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by Deanna | Mar 31, 2014 | Daughter-in-Law, In-laws, Mother, Mother-in-Law, Relationships
With all the strife occurring with the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, where does your husband or your son fit into the equation? Does he play a role or is he a victim of circumstance? The next few blogs are going to address these specific questions and help shed...
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by Deanna | Mar 19, 2014 | Help
I’ve talked a lot about mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law and how they affect each other in their relationship. My current research is expanding this by exploring some specifics regarding how they affect the other people in the family. A father-in-law, for example,...
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by Deanna | Mar 9, 2014 | Daughter-in-Law, Mother-in-Law, Relationships
Have you ever caught yourself thinking or feeling, I hate my mother-in-law? Or, do you find that you and your friends share this feeling among yourselves when you are together? Throughout the years of working with mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, I have heard...
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by Deanna | Feb 24, 2014 | Daughter-in-Law, In-laws, Mother-in-Law, Relationships
How many times have you said, “I hate my daughter-in-law?” Usually we say it in the heat of the moment to our spouse or a friend after we’ve had an incident with her. And in that moment it seems to express our feelings to a tee. Or, maybe you’ve researched these...
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by Deanna | Feb 11, 2014 | Daughter, Family, Mother, Relationships
Mothers and daughters have a rather unique relationship. Whether they are close or distant this relationship affects many of the other close relationships a young woman has in her life. It affects her relationship with her spouse, mother-in-law, sisters-in-law, and...
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by Deanna | Feb 3, 2014 | Daughter-in-Law, Mother-in-Law, Relationships
How many times have you said, “I thought she would be like a daughter to me.” Or, “I had hoped my daughter-in-law would be like a daughter.” It seems like a common thought or desire among mothers-in-law that because their son is there child this would translate into...
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by Deanna | Jan 20, 2014 | Daughter-in-Law, Family
It may have happened gradually or it may have been sudden. Regardless of how it happened, you haven’t seen your son, grandchildren or your daughter-in-law in weeks, months, maybe even years. You’ve called, emailed, texted. You’ve tried everything you can think of to...
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by Deanna | Dec 29, 2013 | Daughter-in-Law, Mother-in-Law
2013 is ending soon and for some of you it can’t happen soon enough, particularly when you have mother-in-law or daughter-in-law issues. This is a great time to reflect on your in-law relationship – what positive things happened and what negative things happened that...
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