“To forgive the incessant provocations of daily life - to keep on forgiving the bossy mother-in-law, the bullying husband, the nagging wife, the selfish daughter, the deceitful son - how can we do it? Only, I think, by remembering where we stand, by meaning our words when we say in our prayers each night, “Forgive our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” We are offered forgiveness on no other terms. To refuse it is to refuse God’s mercy for ourselves. There is no hint of exceptions and God means what he says.” ThinkingMeanRememberLawMotherNightTermPrayerWifeSonHusbandDaughterMercyForgivingRefuseSelfishExceptionDaily LifeBullyingOur PrayersHintsIn-lawsOur WordsIncessantDeceitfulProvocationMother In LawNaggingBossy Author:C. S. Lewis
“I know so well what becomes of unmarried women who aren't prepared to occupy a position. I've seen such pitiful cases in the South barely tolerated spinsters living upon the grudging patronage of sister's husband or brother's wife! stuck away in some little mouse-trap of a room encouraged by one in-law to visit another little birdlike women without any nest eating the crust of humility all their life! Is that the future that we've mapped out for ourselves?” KnowsWellsLittlesLawLife IsRoomsCasesWifePositionHumilityBrotherHusbandEatingPreparedSouthStuckTrapsMiceNestsIn-lawsPitifulUnmarriedMarried WomenPatronageSpinstersMouse Traps Book:The Glass Menagerie Source: The Glass Menagerie
“By marriage the husband and wife are one person in law, that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during marriage.” PersonsLawExistenceWifeAtheismHusbandPositive AtheismIn-lawsHusband And WifeSuspended Book:Commentaries on the Laws of England Source: Commentaries on the Laws of England
“My mother-in-law must be the probation officer I got for the crime I committed of marrying my husband.” LawMotherCrimeHusbandCommittedMy HusbandOfficersIn-lawsMarryingMother In LawProbation Author:Phyllis Diller
“Recently a young journalist came to interview me about what I was doing the day war broke out. During the course of the interview I recounted the deaths of my only brother, my husband's only brother, a brother in law and my four best friends. "So," she said, did the war affect you in any way?” WaySaidWarLawYoungCoursesFourBrotherHusbandBrokeJournalistInterviewsMy HusbandIn-lawsBrother In Law Author:Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
“Of all the Hathaway sisters,” Cam said equably, “Beatrix is the one most suited to choose her own husband. I trust her judgment.” Beatrix gave him a brilliant smile. “Thank you, Cam.” “What are you thinking?” Leo demanded of his brother-in-law. “You can’t trust Beatrix’s judgment.” “Why not?” “She’s too young,” Leo said. “I’m twenty-three,” Beatrix protested. “In dog years I’d be dead.” ThinkingYearsSaidLawYoungThreeDogBrotherHusbandJudgmentTwentiesBrilliantWhy NotIn-lawsBrother In Law Author:Lisa Kleypas