How To Deal With a Difficult Daughter-in-Law

  • January 7, 2010
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Not too fond of your son’s taste in women? That’s his problem; don’t make it yours.

You Will Need

  • Breathing techniques
  • Cordial behavior
  • Communication
  • Tact
  • A peaceful approach
  • Dignity
  • Humility
How To Deal With a Difficult Daughter-in-Law: Keep quiet

Step 1: Keep quiet

Keep quiet and respect his choice. Use breathing techniques to center and distance yourself, and learn to give up control. This is his choice; you have to live with it.

How To Deal With a Difficult Daughter-in-Law: Model cordial behavior

Step 2: Model cordial behavior

Model cordial behavior – be poised, polite, and mature – no matter how crass and clueless she might be.

How To Deal With a Difficult Daughter-in-Law: Communicate uncritically

Step 3: Communicate uncritically

Communicate clearly and uncritically to her that you will not indulge or take part in gossip or unkind comments, and that you don’t want a fight.

Understand that you can’t protect him from everything, and that he has to take responsibility for his choices.

How To Deal With a Difficult Daughter-in-Law: Address the problem

Step 4: Address the problem

Address the problem with your son diplomatically, framing it as if asking his advice on whether you should broach it with her. He may elect to do it himself.

How To Deal With a Difficult Daughter-in-Law: Make peace

Step 5: Make peace

Attempt to make peace with her. Be creative in helping her feel like part of the family. You don’t always get the daughter-in-law you dreamed of.

Remember that this woman may become the mother of your grandchildren.

How To Deal With a Difficult Daughter-in-Law: Maintain your dignity

Step 6: Maintain your dignity

Maintain your dignity and positive attitude. Savor the few moments that are good and remember that not everyone is crazy about you all the time, either.

Did you know? Of a group of mothers and daughters-in-law who initially disliked one another, 10 percent never mended, 30 percent got over it quickly, and 60 percent got along later.

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