Although I do not approve of them, I can at least understand the reason for some of the cruel jokes about mothers-in-law. Some women do, indeed, have a hard time staying out of their adult children's business. When you have spent 18 years, more or less, in a close relationship with a child, it can be a difficult separation when it's time to part.
Stay-at-home and working moms must draw the line between overbearing and caring
Monday, July 28, 2008 | 10:00 a.m. CDT
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