Dear Ann Landers,
ou seem to have it in for mothers-in- law. I'll bet anything yours is a pain in the neck. My only son married a little nothing. She is plain looking, has no style, no family background, no taste, can't cook, can't bake, her house is a mess. Yesterday I could stand it no longer so I said, "Lucille, dear, is there a reason for leaving that filthy dishrag in the sink?" She replied icily, "If it doesn't bother me why should it bother you?" One thing led to another and finally she said, "I resent your interfering in my life and I wish you would stop it." After all, Ann, I turned my son over to this girl, and I want her to do right by him. Was I wrong?-Just His Mother

Dear His Mother,
Yes. It's her home, her sink, and her dishrag, and you should not have said anything. As for my mother-in-law being a pain in the neck, you're mistaken. She's a gem. Twenty-nine years and never has she offered even one suggestion. Why don't you take a lesson from my mother-in- law?