If you do not put them where they belong, they can control your marriage. I will not take nonsense from anybody. After all, the Bible says the man shall leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife and the two shall become one flesh.” Some use this scripture to vow to put asunder any mother-in-law they think will want to put their marriages asunder.
A lady who went into marriage with her mind set on the belief that mothers-in-law are bad, decided to make life uncomfortable when her father-in-law and mother-in-law visited the first time. Her welcome and how she hosted them was cold. She would serve them any food without the asking, “Papa and mama what would you like to have for dinner?”