It rained all day, so we were mainly indoors again, but this time at my in-laws. In the afternoon we made "brunyols", which is our typical pastry for Easter. We did it in the old house, because my MIL can't stand all the mess we seem to make :-)
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My wife watched a movie last night during which I was present, but only occasionally watching. The film was "Monster In-Law," and was about a meddling mother whose son had chosen to marry a woman not of his mother's choosing.
The woman was indeed a monster, trying to sabotage the wedding and drive a wedge between her son and his fiance'. I wonder if your MIL is as bad?
Nooo... poor woman. My MIL is a woman of many rules, and not an easy smile. I find that hard sometimes but she's hard on everyone. Interestingly, she has raised her three children successfully and they all had good grades, good behavior and work hard. I wonder sometimes, if that's the key, keeping A LOT of discipline, and keeping her children busy ALL the time. My husband remembers that when he lived with her he always had something to do. And if he was too interested in watching TV she would find something... Poor H!!
And btw, the second picture (the one of A touching the window) was taken at our home, as that is strictly forbiden at my MIL's!
Re: discipline/tough love, I think that basically is key to raising children who will be successful. My wife is a softer touch than I and rather than fight about various aspects of raising children, I gave in to her. Consequently, our children (20 and 22) have good hearts and good minds, but really don't don't understand about hard work and putting your wants second to studies and working.
They'll do okay, but i wonder just how successful they'll be.
I wonder how many great photos and such things your monster-in-law has denied her family.
James, discipine and love can be hard to balance right sometimes... I think in her case it was 90% discipine. My husband can't remember ever being hugged or kissed by his mom, which I think is so wrong... She's strange, but has really softened over the years, and having grandchildren (she has 7 now) has forced her to change, in part because her own sons have made demands: that she should be more affectionate and such...
Don't call her monster in law... as hard as it may seem, we do get along. And I know she'd feel hurt... On the positive side, you can always count on her for help. And if you were a guest in her house, she would go out of her way to make you feel welcome... (except turn up the heater maybe... ha ha ha)
I noticed the cardboard taped underneath.....the messiest things are the funnest and best to make and eat!!! Happy Easter, Nuri!
Love and discipline are indeed hard to balance. My wife leaned pretty far to the love side, and I think it was a mistake to go that far, sometimes.
As tough as I often am, I'm not as hard as your MIL (I was just teasing about the Monster in Law bit).
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