How does a Christian daughter-in-law respond to a manipulative mother-in-law who is causing division?
I could tell you how NOT to handle it! My in-laws came to live next door to us just as I was hoping to have another baby. I almost changed my mind. However, they moved in and I then discovered just how difficult a woman my m-in-law was. I soon realised that she would take over if allowed, so I had to stand up and resist her with the same adamant attitude she had. It was very unpleasant. It went against my nature. But with hubby at work, I was the one left at home with the children and m-in-l next door, so I had to do something! With hindsight I could have managed things better, but maturity comes with age and experience. Much later on I sussed the complex psychology at work with her and realised why she was so aggressive and domineering. She was utterly insecure! This had started in her childhood, getting worse after both in-laws changed their religion. They expected all their worldly troubles to be over by 1975 (which was why they moved next door to us when they did). She then became
