I'm So Over The Negative Mother-in-Law Discourse As A Mom Of Men

Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment/Getty ImagesThe headlines are always there in the background, but really start coming in fast and furious right before Thanksgiving. “10 Ways to Set Boundaries with Your Mother-in-Law,” or “How To Tell Your Mother-in-Law To Mind Her Own Business” or “Your Mother-in-Law Survival Plan for the Holidays.” They feel like a punch in the stomach every time. Already the world is deciding they need a complicated plan to survive women like me for the holidays. I am a mother of four sons. I am also a mother-in-law. Someone to be tolerated, survived, pushed away, talked a