How to handle conflicts with parents-in-law

The parent-child bond is very powerful and informed by unwritten rules and norms that family members strongly identify with, often without fully realising it. — Photo: MIJO/Westend61/dpa

“Your mother really killed the mood again last night, ” he says.

“Oh yeah? Well, your father’s crude jokes were even cringe-worthier than usual, ” she retorts.