How Can I Communicate with My Mother-in-Law?

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🗓️ 3 September 2021

⏱️ 8 minutes

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How Can I Communicate with My Mother-in-Law? - Tammy says her mother-in-law is difficult to get along with and that trying to discuss their differences with her only makes things worse. - Dr. Laura: "Thank your husband for being a real man who can handle his mother for you both." - Have you had difficulty relating to your in-laws? Email me your thoughts at: drlaura@drlaura.com | To participate on the radio program; call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment - https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment. Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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0:50.7	Tammy, welcome to the program. Hi Dr. Laura, how are you? Good. What can I do for you?
1:00.8	I was hoping to get some advice on how to communicate with my mother-in-law or how to deal with
1:07.5	the situation. What is the situation? Some backstory issues very... No, don't analyze her. Just tell me
1:17.2	what the situation is. So the current situation is that she... Okay, how do I say this?
1:26.8	Just tell me, just describe the behaviors. She pulls flowers out before they're... Okay, so for
1:34.2	example, my son, my four-year-old son just had his birthday party. She lives in town,
1:41.0	my parents live out of town, so they came into town to stay with us for the birthday party.
1:45.3	She typically gets very jealous and insecure. I told you not to analyze her, so don't tell me she's
1:53.1	jealous and insecure. You know, you can't do that diagnosing. Just tell me the actions. Okay. Right.
1:59.7	So, okay, so during the birthday party, I had said, my husband said, you want them to open the gift
2:10.0	that they brought now or after the kid's naps. And I said, well, we should do it now because
2:16.2	they're not going to be here after the nap. And she... I didn't know at the time, but she called my
2:22.0	husband later and she was very upset because she didn't feel welcome because I said she wasn't
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