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Try not to roll your eyes
when she is giving helpful hints
of how she does everything.

Make sure her son (your hubby) 
calls her every Sunday 
and offer  to help her with her gardening chores
even though you detest everything
to do with gardening

Take her a cooked casserole 
every week, and sit and watch
her favorite TV show with her.
It’s the little things that count more

And let her boast about her roast
and how he(her son) loves her cooking the most.
After all, one day, you too

will be a Mother-in- Law. 

An aside: This is purely fictional and written 
to a prompt - to write a How to poem.
I actually loved my Mother-in-Law and we got along 
famously.  I was heart broken when she passed away.

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Date: 3/27/2023 9:49:00 PM
Love the advise, my first mother-in-law was my dear mom to heart, some well .
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Suzanne Delaney
Date: 3/28/2023 5:24:00 AM
I am sure she loved you in return, Eve: Thanks for your lovely visit. SuZ
Date: 3/25/2023 8:19:00 AM
LOL, had a chuckle here - glad to see this wasn't reality (I never even met my MIL, which was probably a good thing!!!)
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Suzanne Delaney
Date: 3/25/2023 10:57:00 AM
So glad it gave you a chuckle, Jack: Thanks for stopping by to comment, SuZ
Date: 3/24/2023 9:45:00 PM
I was so lucky Suz had the best Mum in law. After my own mum passed she became next best thing to a mum to me. I think her own daughters were jealous. But never the less I enjoyed your poem. It brought back memories. Best wishes Wen
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Suzanne Delaney
Date: 3/25/2023 10:54:00 AM
She probably felt your love, Wen…..my Sister-in-laws were jealous of the easy relationship I had with my dear MUM-in-Law. Genuine love is easy to spot. SuZ
Date: 3/24/2023 3:57:00 PM
There are two sides (or more) to every thing. SuZ, Even Mother-in-laws. Love th poem. To my fav.
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Suzanne Delaney
Date: 3/25/2023 10:51:00 AM
In real life, Harry, I always look for the good in people. Thanks for stopping by to read , Thanks so much for the FAv. SuZ
Date: 3/24/2023 12:53:00 PM
Sounds kind of like my own relationship with my mother in law (though we are close) very amusing poem, SuZ~
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Suzanne Delaney
Date: 3/25/2023 10:48:00 AM
Glad you got a chuckle, Michelle: Really based it on stereo types LOL. My MIL and I were very close too. SuZ
Date: 3/23/2023 4:45:00 PM
Sounds like a great advice to me. :)
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Suzanne Delaney
Date: 3/24/2023 7:33:00 AM
Thanks for reading and stopping by, Fin. Most appreciated, SuZ
Date: 3/23/2023 1:38:00 PM
Sounds like good advice, SuZ. I'd bet your MIL loved you as well. Have a swell evening:)
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Suzanne Delaney
Date: 3/24/2023 7:32:00 AM
Thanks Daniel: I was blessed with a wonderful MIL and another thing I love gardening. Cheers, SuZ

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