Mother-in-law or monster-in-law
You walk into your married child's home and it's a mess. You:
A) Ignore it and get on with the visit
B) Start picking up a bit to help out — although you can't quite refrain from trying to reorganize their linen closet
C) Ask whether there's been a robbery and if the mark on the rug is a cockroach or a mound of filth
It's time to meet the girlfriend/boyfriend — and the location is up to you! You choose:
A) Your home, or a nice-but-casual restaurant
B) The glitziest location you can find — it may not be comfortable, but it's definitely showing yourself off
C) The long end of a short pier, if you get my drift
Your newly-married child is back from his or her honeymoon, this afternoon. You:
A) Get on with your day, although you keep your cell phone in hand
B) Leave a breathless message on voice mail explaining that you've made reservations for all for dinner
C) Show up at the airport, unasked, and throw yourself on your child, wailing
Your child-in-law gets you tickets to a show you know is not to your taste. You:
A) Try it anyway — at least it's a night out
B) Graciously accept the tickets and give them to a friend (b)
C) Give them back with a comment like "you might enjoy this, but I certainly wouldn't."
