By Connie H Deutsch Submitted On May 06, 2014
There must be millions of in-laws stories or jokes like if you look up the word Satan in the dictionary, you'll see a picture of my mother-in-law holding a pitchfork, with horns growing out of her head.
But the reality is not humorous. Many a marriage counselor has heard stories about how the in-laws are ruining their clients' marriages. "If only they weren't around, we would have a wonderful life, but... " And many a husband or wife has heard "Your mother/father hates me."
Many parents, when they see their newborn, and all during their developmental years and beyond, start weaving fantasies of the wonderful things their child will accomplish someday. For some, it's taking over the family business, for others it might mean becoming president of the United States. The list of their child's wishful accomplishments is long and varied and it might get to a point that no mortal will ever be good enough to marry their child.
