Customer Reviews
Required reading to reduce the divorce rate! 
2008-05-07
Family matters. In fact, it matters so much that strife in the Mother In Law department accounts for a serious number of divorces each year. With this book in hand, you sure to turn your MIL into your BFF! (That's Best Friend Forever, in case you don't speak teen text shorthand)! :)
A fun romp with great notes, you won't go wrong with this treasure trove of advice.
WHAT A GREAT BOOK TO READ 2008-05-07
Wow!!! This was funny.. yeah I admit, your not always going to agree and get along with your MIL, but if you want to get along with your husband and live happily ever after then these rules will surely help us DIL's survive! Great book! EASY to read. Every BRIDE should read! Thumbs up Sally!
A must for the married girl! 2008-05-04
The Daughter-in-Law Rules: 101 Surefire Ways to Manage (and Make Friends with) Your Mother-In-Law!
This book is fresh, funny and smart -- not to mention a lifesaver for anyone aiming to please her mother-in-law, while doing just as she pleases! Witty, wonderful and a great gift!
Hilarious! 2008-04-30
This book is well-written, informative, and hilarious!
I couldn't put it down.
I highly recommend it to anyone dealing with in-laws!
Perfect Gift 
2008-04-30
There are some really smart ones! I don't have any major issues with my fiancé's mother, but if I ever do, I know just where to go for help.
The Daughter-in-Law Rules is broken up into very easy to navigate Parts: The Newlywed - On House and Home - Her Beloved Son - Before and After the Baby - Most of All. Each Part has its own smaller sections with pertinent rules. Best yet, it's battle-tested. According to the Foreword (written by the author herself) this book was born "whenever a bothersome incident would pop into my head, I jotted down longhand, on the back of napkins and any other scraps of paper I could get my hands on, a new strategy for dealing with my MIL. ... Though this exercise started off as a tongue-in-cheek coping mechanism, once I began putting a few of these rules into practice, I noticed that my MIL's attitude started to shift. I began to see her softer, gentler, more agreeable side ..."
The Daughter-in-Law Rules should be given to all brides-to-be by their own mothers or their maid/matron of honor. Preferably when said Mother-in-Law is NOT looking!
Funny book, but if you truly have a challenge you will fall short.... 
2008-06-30
This book is a light, funny read with SOME practical advice. However, if you truly do have trouble with your MIL and have made a REAL effort, I think this book will leave you with much to be desired. I was expecting the magic bullet and all I got was slightly entertained....I will stick to working my hardest to get along with my MIL as I ADORE my husband!!!
Very disappointing and shallow 
2008-06-23
I was incredibly disappointed by this book, especially after seeing so many good reviews for it here on Amazon. I felt as if I was being dragged back to the dark ages. According to this, smart, intelligent, capable women must have no opinions of their own but instead must pander to the MIL like children eager to please. This is demeaning to both the DIL and the MIL. The message here is to be anything but yourself. Not advice I would give to any of my clients. Cute, but no real advice here.
That's a soap opera book, not a realistic one 2008-06-21
I purchased this book in the hope that it would give some practical AND reasonable advice on how to deal with mothers-in law... what I got was practically something which repeated all the time that in front of my MIL I should do as she pleases, and then do whatever I want behind her back. Personally, I find this childish and of little use. The point is to fix the problem, not just to hide it!
I believe that as grown-up people, we should be able to communicate and clearly state what we can tolerate and cannot tolerate... sure, the way we state that should be delicate, especially when dealing with a MIL, but I am far away from agreeing that I should never oppose her opinion.
Of course, I am not saying that this is something which should be done with everyone's mother-in-law.. but mine is certainly not the old idiot the author is describing in her book.
A wonderful read-hilarious but also very practical advice to the newlywed 2008-06-07
Sally Shields has given us the book that young women have needed for generations-the advice that will help to make their married lives smoother, sweeter, and happier as they learn how to manage the difficult age-old relationship with their new mother-in-law. So many marriages have been negatively affected by a hostile standoff between new wife and husband's mother that this new self=help book should have been available decades ago. As both a man and a psychiatrist I can recommend this book both personally and professionally to all new brides. It will not only help to make your relationship with your mother-in-law more friendly and trouble-free, it will also help to make your relationship with your husband less conflicted. After all, a man really appreciates it when the two most important women in his life can be friends. Thank you, Sally Shields, for bringing us these words of wisdom.
Buy this before your MIL becomes MILDEW 2008-05-15
If (unlike me) your relationship with your mother-in-law hasn't reached the point of no return, I highly recommend this book. Sally gives great, albeit humorous, tips on how to manage your mother-in-law in the hopes of preventing a MILDEW (Mothers-In-Law Do Everything Wrong) outbreak. If I'd read Sally's book 10 years ago, I'm sure it would have helped. If you've already got MILDEW, though, then you need to also buy a copy of Mothers-In-Law Do Everything Wrong: M.I.L.D.E.W.!
