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The bride and the insistent mother-in-law
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My Mother in Law’s 2 White Dresses
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"It's like champagne"
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Weddings are psychologically loaded events; we all know that. It’s a ritual that can signify the loss of a ‘leading role’ in their son's life to some mothers. Maybe it's because they invested so much of their lives constructing their identities around being mothers, so when an event like this shows up, for them it's like stepping into a life where they are not the leading feminine role, and that can spark some competition. Of course, this isn’t a healthy way of going about it, but it happens, and it happens pretty often.
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The mother-in-law refusing to let go of her son
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Some mothers and fathers cannot tolerate their sons building a lifestyle that doesn’t revolve around their family of origin, so maybe they unconsciously (I don’t think they do it on purpose) generate drama and display behaviours that restore attention to themselves. To me, weddings are all about change, and this mother-in-law is clearly resisting change; with the right attitude, if the groom sides with the bride, they can manage to set correct boundaries and ‘help’ the mother-in-law to understand that her role in her son’s life has changed. About the dress, I think the only way to solve this is for the son to talk to her or try to influence her to make the right decision. What would you guys do?
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