“My Mother-in-Law Began Leaving Passive-Aggressive Notes Around the House While Staying With Us Temporarily.”
When my mother-in-law, Linda, asked to stay with us “just for a few weeks” while her kitchen was under renovation, I didn’t hesitate. Of course we’d open our home — that’s what family does. What I didn’t expect was how deeply those few weeks would stretch our patience, test our communication, and blur the lines…