Ruth Nemzoff

Don't Roll Your Eyes (eBook, ePUB)

Making In-Laws into Family

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

More than two million couples wed every year in the United States, bringing together a whole new family unit. The extended family may now include a hard to please mother-in-law who criticizes her daughter-in-law's childrearing; or a patriarchal father-in-law who expects all the kin round the dinner table every Sunday; or a new spouse, who a year or decade out, still gets shellshock visiting the in-laws. If that wasn't cause enough for a stiff drink, more than a million couples divorce each year, creating hard to define family structures. How do families handle the inevitable friction and how do they make sense of evolving family relationships? Ruth Nemzoff, an expert in family dynamics, empowers family members across the generations to define and create lasting bonds, including how to:

*Welcome a new in-law from a different culture and religion into your family.

*Not let differences of politics or philosophy impact quality time with the extended family.

*Respond to major life changes in an in-law's life, including financial crises, illnesses, or career changes.

*Retain warm connections with in-laws even amidst divorce and remarriage.

This is a must read for anyone dealing with a difficult in-law as well as anyone who will soon be welcoming a new member to their family.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: St. Martin's Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781137039279
• Artikelnr.: 39552145

Autorenporträt

Ruth Nemzoff

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Don't Roll Your Eyes: Make In-Laws into Family
Why Do We Make In-Laws Into Out-Laws: Understanding Why the In-Law Relationship is so Troublesome
Wanting 'In': In-Law Parent's Perspective
How Many People Did I Marry: The Adult Children Speak
Have I Been Displaced: The Siblings Perspective
Dueling and Other In-Law Games: The Two (or more) Sets of In-Laws
In Love, but Not In Law: Un-related In-Laws
Diversity Comes Home: Intermarriage
Whose Kid Is This Anyway: Grandparents and Grandparenting
More Money, More Problems, Less Money, Still Problems
Until Death Do US Part: Prepare for Illness and Death
Do Unto Your In-Laws: Helpful Hints
Appendix I: Films and Videos
Appendix II: Suggested Websites