DEAR MISS MANNERS: The other night, around 6 p.m., my mother-in-law came to our house without a call or text. Just randomly showed up and started talking to us in the dining room. I was in the middle ...
The first meeting with your mother-in-law is always a bit of a lottery. You never know what awaits you: a warm smile, an ...
My father-in-law, “Pete,” can be a challenge. He left his first wife, my husband’s mother, for someone else. When he eventually remarried, it took my husband (then 20-something) a while to warm up to ...