Last week, I was in my office for client sessions. Many clients had Rosh Hashanah on their minds. For any special event, I try to gather information in order to formulate a plan. “Where will you be for the holidays?” On this particular day three clients informed me that their mother in-law was hosting. Each of these clients shared this with evident apprehension. Humor is my favorite antidote for anxiety so I dubbed it “ the Mother In-law challenge ” and we went from there. When my sessions were over, my mind drifted back to mother in laws and all the accompanying stereotypes. This definition made me chuckle. A phrase appended to names of relationship, as father, mother, brother, sister, son, etc., to indicate that the relationship is not by nature There are books written on the subject including one from psychologist Terri Apter entitled… What do you want from me? And it will come as no shock that the most complicated relationships are between mother in-laws and daug...