Comments on: How to treat your mother in law’s son http://chinahopelive.net/2008/05/12/how-to-treat-your-mother-in-laws-son A cross-cultural adventure with the personal side of China. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:35:42 +0000 hourly 1 By: The infamous Chinese mother-in-law | China Hope Live http://chinahopelive.net/2008/05/12/how-to-treat-your-mother-in-laws-son/comment-page-1#comment-7024 The infamous Chinese mother-in-law | China Hope Live Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:12:10 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/05/12/how-to-treat-your-mother-in-laws-son#comment-7024 [...] also wrote on this a while back, too: How to treat your mother-in-law’s son ~ Discuss (0) [...] [...] also wrote on this a while back, too: How to treat your mother-in-law’s son ~ Discuss (0) [...]

]]> By: The Troubling Chinese Mother-in-law Relationship | Speaking of China http://chinahopelive.net/2008/05/12/how-to-treat-your-mother-in-laws-son/comment-page-1#comment-7003 The Troubling Chinese Mother-in-law Relationship | Speaking of China Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:41:50 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/05/12/how-to-treat-your-mother-in-laws-son#comment-7003 [...] China Hope Live explains it in another way: Some of the tension in this relationship is inherited from the days when women in China really did marry OUT of their families and into their husband’s family…a girl might never see her own family ever again! At the same time, even though she had married into this new family, she would likely still be considered an outsider. As sort of “low woman on the totem pole” in her new family, one of her main jobs would be to serve her mother-in-law and make her happy. The Chinese mother-in-law (at least in ages past) had a reputation for being pretty demanding and difficult to please…after all, she had once been low woman on the totem pole as well, and had risen through the ranks to become mother, mother-in-law, and hopefully, grandmother. It seems this could all get pretty political, with both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law triangulating and manipulating to keep son/husband in their corner. [...] [...] China Hope Live explains it in another way: Some of the tension in this relationship is inherited from the days when women in China really did marry OUT of their families and into their husband’s family…a girl might never see her own family ever again! At the same time, even though she had married into this new family, she would likely still be considered an outsider. As sort of “low woman on the totem pole” in her new family, one of her main jobs would be to serve her mother-in-law and make her happy. The Chinese mother-in-law (at least in ages past) had a reputation for being pretty demanding and difficult to please…after all, she had once been low woman on the totem pole as well, and had risen through the ranks to become mother, mother-in-law, and hopefully, grandmother. It seems this could all get pretty political, with both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law triangulating and manipulating to keep son/husband in their corner. [...]

]]> By: ruthie http://chinahopelive.net/2008/05/12/how-to-treat-your-mother-in-laws-son/comment-page-1#comment-1870 ruthie Fri, 16 May 2008 04:36:34 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/05/12/how-to-treat-your-mother-in-laws-son#comment-1870 YUM rock sugar that sounds tempting! hope your week is going good, HUGS ruthie YUM
rock sugar
that sounds tempting!

hope your week is going good,
HUGS
ruthie

]]> By: Jessica http://chinahopelive.net/2008/05/12/how-to-treat-your-mother-in-laws-son/comment-page-1#comment-1869 Jessica Tue, 13 May 2008 23:33:07 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/05/12/how-to-treat-your-mother-in-laws-son#comment-1869 All of the items in the tea are dried...it tastes sort of grassy/flowery and is usually served hot. But i think it still tastes good even if it gets cold. You also add something called "rock sugar" to it. All of the items in the tea are dried…it tastes sort of grassy/flowery and is usually served hot. But i think it still tastes good even if it gets cold. You also add something called “rock sugar” to it.

]]> By: ruthie http://chinahopelive.net/2008/05/12/how-to-treat-your-mother-in-laws-son/comment-page-1#comment-1868 ruthie Tue, 13 May 2008 17:32:22 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/05/12/how-to-treat-your-mother-in-laws-son#comment-1868 oh wow.. I have some catching up to do.. I just read the first three posts. The mother-in-law post is so interesting. talk about tension! The "drink" on the second post is just beautiful! I love all the colors of the fruits etc. So.. are they all dried? how did it taste? do you drink it hot or cold? and the third post down with all the bricks is amazing! I love the photos of the sweet children. wow. cant wait to read more :) -ruthie oh wow.. I have some catching up to do..
I just read the first three posts. The mother-in-law post is so interesting. talk about tension!
The “drink” on the second post is just beautiful! I love all the colors of the fruits etc. So.. are they all dried? how did it taste? do you drink it hot or cold?
and the third post down with all the bricks is amazing! I love the photos of the sweet children.
wow.
cant wait to read more :)
-ruthie

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