No
Mother-in-law, Please!
By
Mrs. Priya
Ramesh Swaminathan
The
copyright of this novel is with
Mrs. Priya
Ramesh Swaminathan.
Among her noteworthy talents are singing,
steno-typing, playing the violin, embroidery, tailoring and cooking.
She is a stickler for time and tidiness.
She loves to regale us with mythological stories and anecdotes from her
family’s history. At 90, she’s a bundle of energy, bustling about the house
with élan.
Above all, she has a mind of her own and
doesn’t hesitate to call a spade, a spade!
Here’s wishing her a long, healthy and
peaceful life!
One word that strikes unimaginable terror in a young bride’s heart is
‘mother-in-law’. It is not surprising, as a lady who is utmost loving and
compassionate as a mother, often becomes a despicable ogre as soon as she
becomes a mother-in-law!
The reasons could be several, such as a difference in opinions,
points-of-view, temperaments and attitudes; ego, one-upmanship, bias,
prejudice, greed, jealousy and hatred.
Often, life after marriage becomes a continuous tussle between the
daughter-in-law and mother-in-law, with the husband/son sandwiched helplessly
between the two warring ladies. Each lady tries to exert her control over the
man and the household and establish her supremacy.
A lady, who has been tortured by her mother-in-law as a newly-wed bride,
viciously and gleefully takes over the onerous mantle effortlessly, when she becomes a mother-in-law!
No wonder then that many a young girl these days has a strict (often
unspoken) rule when she decides to marry. ‘No mother-in-law, please!’
Obviously, she wants to live peacefully and happily with her husband, without
the baggage of a nagging mother-in-law!
But there are always exceptions to the
rule!
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This novel of mine has been serialized at Wattpad.com. Do read it and post your reviews online to enable me to get more readers and reviewers. Your reviews for all my other 27 books are most welcome too! Thanks in advance. Priya
