Throughout the time my husband and I have been together, I've had to contend with her habits and vie…

Throughout the time my husband and I have been together, I've had to contend with her habits and views. She didn't understand why restrictions existed: "I'm a mother, I'm family, I'm older, I know more, I can do more, so your doors should be open to me 24/7." And I just couldn't understand how someone could think like that! There was even a whole year of complete silence from her side, no calls at all. But she never stopped calling my son. So, what's this all about. Recently, her grandsons (my husband's sons) got married, and now the mother-in-law tells me: "Well, whenever I call them, they're always going to their mother-in-law's, from Friday to Sunday they're there." And they don't visit their own mother, Natasha. I told her that, unfortunately, that's often the fate of mothers-in-law. "Why is that?" she asked. We talked about this topic. And you know, for the first time today, she called herself and asked if it would be convenient for her to come over on Friday. She told me her plan: first to us, then to other relatives, then home. She clarified how many days she would stay with us. She asked if it would be a bother, and arranged that if something urgent came up with us, we should call her, and then she would postpone her visit. Look at that. This is exactly how my parents always behaved. Well, we'll live and see.