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'Z Mother In Law
MOTHER-IN-LAW MONSTER
When Your Husband Suddenly Becomes a Mirror of Your Mother-In-Law
It was a beautiful summer day and James had decided to toss some shrimp on the barbie. Meanwhile, you worked in the kitchen creating your special potato salad that you were certain James liked. Loved even.
Two hours later, you guesstimated that the steaks were almost done. The house was filled with a tiny gray fog from the smoking coals of the grill, and James was yelling for you to bring him a platter.
He greeted you with a scowl as he glanced at the small plate that you had delivered to him, and asked, "You think that all this meat is going to fit on that plate?"
You bit your tongue, choosing not to comment. What had started as twenty pounds of meat was now nothing more than a roasted black pile of extra crispy jerky. James had a way with the grill all right.
As he continued to scowl, he loaded the meat onto the plate and grumbled, "Okay, I know that it all fit. Don't rub it in, either. You have a way of doing that."
Call it anger, call it stupidity, call it spontaneous combustion, you suddenly scold James with, "James, you're acting ridiculous. Why, you sound just like your mother!"
Whoops. That did it. James exploded, "And you've never liked her, have you?"
"I resent your direct line of questioning," you smartly come back, wising up just in the nick of time.
Dinner is a total disaster, James claiming that your potato salad just can't quite match the perfectionism of Mother's. Though you'd like to toss the entire bowl over his head, you refrain, being the sweet and wonderful person that you are.
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