Deep Dive: Is It Time to Excommunicate Your Mother-In-Law?

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 22 minutes

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When I would travel the country for book signings, one of the most special combinations of people to arrive at my table would be mothers and daughters-in-law. It’s always so touching when two of the most important women in a man’s life actually like one another, and maybe even love each other. While it’s sadly not the norm, I’ve always believed that when a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law can open their hearts to receive the blessing of their relationship ... Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:23.7	When I would travel the country for book signings,
0:25.8	one of the most special combinations of people to arrive at my table would be
0:29.7	mothers and daughters-in-law.
0:32.4	It was so touching when two of the most important women in a man's life actually like one another,
0:41.3	maybe even love one another. While it is sadly, yeah, not the norm, I've always believed that
0:48.3	when a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law can open their hearts to receive the blessing of their
0:52.3	relationship, they not only don't have to
0:55.4	compete for importance to the man they mutually love, but they can team up to make his life
1:00.7	better. That's super. It's especially lovely when the in-law relationship provides the mother-daughter
1:07.4	relationship that one or both women may have missed out in their biological families.
1:13.1	In addition to both loving the man they share emotionally, being an in-law brings something
1:18.6	that was previously absent in their own lives. Of course, for this scenario to work, certain
1:24.1	requirements must be fulfilled. The mother must be emotionally healthy, basically satisfied with
1:30.9	what she has made of her life, and open to a relationship with her new daughter-in-law. A woman like
1:36.6	Robert's mom is not what I mean. Robert, welcome to the program.
1:45.8	Hi, Dr. Laura.
1:47.1	Hi.
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