Cultural Lesson on Mother-in-law/daughter-in-law Relationships.

When a girl marries, she goes to her husband’s house and lives under the authority of her mother-in-law. In essence, s daughter-in-law often becomes a servant to the husband’s family. When we mentioned the need for rest during pregnancy and postpartum, the comment was always, “If your mother-in-law allows it.” Yet, the women who facilitated the lesson talked of women preparing to become mothers-in-law, and cultivating the ground, preparing to receive a daughter-in-law and allowing those things that will help the daughter-in-law be the best she cam be. This was a Believer, and those principles are not the usual cultural ones.
These comments came during a Woman Cycle of Life Workshop held internationally.