Tip # 70 Butt out of my kitchen!
One woman was lamenting the fact that her mother-in-law always seems to drop in around the time she’s preparing dinner for her husband.
This woman endured her mother-in-law’s unwelcome visits – not to mention her acerbic words - for six months, but feels she’s come to the end of her rope.
The woman told us, “She says things like, my dear Albert (that’s my husband) would much rather pepper his steak than salt it. One day, I had worked so hard on this trifle, and she said, oh dear, I don’t think he’s too fond of British dessert; he has a weakness though for French pastries. I’m surprised he didn’t tell you.”
If the woman is as smart in the human relationships department as she is in the kitchen, she’ll know how to deal with her mother-in-law. But she better take action now or she’ll end up soaking her in a pot of scalding soup!
Tip # 71 If there’s a will, there’s a way
We’re not referring here to the will to do something. We’re talking about a real Will – as in Last Will and Testament. Your father is dying and is about to sign his last will.
You also know that he is going to leave a larger part of his estate to your older brother being the eldest child. And here’s the painful part.
You know that your older brother has been arrested a few times for gambling debts and credit card fraud. The family kept this secret from your father because of his illness. For the last five years, you’ve been arguing with your brothers and sisters to tell your father about your brother’s predicament, but they did not want him to worry unnecessarily.
If you procrastinate and the Will is signed and then your father passes away, your inaction is tantamount to squandering your father’s hard-earned money. Worse, your brother’s situations will deteriorate further. You give a chronic gambler more money, what do you really think he’s going to do with it?
