Mother In- Laws

For as long as I can remember there have been talk about mother in - laws ...... movies, gossip, just plain talk and even fairy tales have been written about them..... it makes me wonder..... have mother in - laws always been bad, cruel, the wicked witch of the west.... as portrait most of the time. Is this a warning to all you females out there that to be married is to being ready for your MOTHER IN -LAW?

It has been said that girls from a very young age have been forewarned to learn to cook, clean and sew let alone be able to have many many children for your mother in - laws.

I have come across people who have kids about to be married and just like another mother, she would have a million things to prepare for the wedding. But does this include preparing her own bedroom in the newly Wed's home??? , a mother who wanted to have the hotel room next to the bridal room, one who kept count of the future daughter in - laws period days!!!

When did we mothers turn into such people????

I should think that we , who have been married and most of all have had mother in - laws (be she good or other wise) and gone through the experience and should know better...... but yet we some how start repeating history..... how come???? .... Is it a "Mother In - Law Syndrome" that we all are doomed to get as soon as we hear that one of our children is getting married.

Since I too have children and will become a mother in - law some day .......... I pray that I don't be come one of those "Mother In - Laws".....

Kids, here's a message to you ....... If I start to show signs of the onset of the "Mother In - Law Syndrome" please shoot me and put me out of your misery.