India is a country of spices, and the country has so much abundance of the same that the even our relationships are sprinkled by a healthy amount of spices. And, do you know which relationship, or “bond” (if we may call it so), wears the crown of being the spiciest one? Well, no prizes to guess that one—it’s the colorful and bitter-sweet relationship of mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law. However, the picture wouldn’t be that perfect always for mostly the daughters-in-law would be bugged to death by some staple antics and habits of their “husband’s mothers”, but thankfully, those are not tolerated at all by today’s women. To know more about those typical “mother-in-law antics”, read on the listicle—

2. You Witch, Where Did You Learn the Magic of “Stealing” My Innocent Son from?

Well mother, I have precisely learnt this art from the same place from where you learnt the art of “stealing” your husband from his mother.

Well, these accuses of stealing the son from his mother have been lurking around in India since prehistoric ages it seems. But we seriously don’t know why….simply why the mothers don’t consider their sons to be old enough to take their own responsibilities? And, all these come especially when they usher in a daughter-in-law who’s minimum 5 years younger than her “child”! And, funny are the ways of India—and the mothers-in-law!

1. So, your mother hasn’t taught you how to cook!

The mothers-in-law announce this with such élan as if her son had been a world class cook by birth! These are some typical antics of a mother-in-law that is simply loathsome, to say the least. Well, dear mother(s)-in-law, if you’re such a great cook yourself, then why do you need another cook in the house? Don’t you know too many sports spoil a game?