The Mother in Law's Unwelcome Guest: A Family Feud Over Boundaries As family gatherings go, few are as fraught as those involving the in laws.
But one recent scenario has sparked a national conversation about the limits of hospitality and the importance of asserting oneself within one's own home.
Last week, a reader wrote into Slate's parenting advice column to describe her predicament: her mother in law was planning to stay with them for an upcoming wedding – along with her Pomeranian.