Wednesday, July 26, 2006

I Want to be a Mother-in-Law When I Grow Up

In a landmark case in UK , a desi woman filed a harrassment law suit against her mother-in-law for her bullying tactics. She won the case and got 35,000 pounds in damages! (That would be gazillions in dollars)

Wikipedia claims the stereotype that mother-in-laws are "obnoxios, overbearing and unattractive" has carried on since Roman times! This image is now pervasive and universal. There's even a website that lets people vent about their mother-in-laws:
http://www.motherinlawstories.com/

It sounds like a lot fun. I can't wait to be one :-)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Personally, I've always been a tad partial to orphans...go figure!

Ms Ajaira said...

inside every woman lies a latent mother-in-law.... don't wake her up!

Anonymous said...

Caveat emptor! HAHAHA