{"id":306,"date":"2007-06-21T10:45:55","date_gmt":"2007-06-21T10:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2007\/06\/mr-and-mrs-happys-advice-on-in.html"},"modified":"2007-06-21T10:45:55","modified_gmt":"2007-06-21T10:45:55","slug":"mr-and-mrs-happys-advice-on-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2007\/06\/mr-and-mrs-happys-advice-on-in.html","title":{"rendered":"Mr. and Mrs. Happy\u2019s Advice on In-Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"

I absolutely love “The Mr. and Mrs. Happy Handbook<\/a>” by co-host of “Fox and Friends<\/a>” Steve Doocy and his wife.
\nHere are a few universal truths he says about in-laws:<\/p>\n

1.\tYou were not their first choice to be their child\u2019s spouse.
\n2.\tThey would like you to listen to their advice once in awhile.
\n3.\tOdds are, they will die before you, and if you keep in mind there is a large estate waiting for some of you one day, you\u2019ll realize it doesn\u2019t pay to fight with them, so shut up and smile.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He goes on to give this advice:<\/p>\n

You must find a way to get along. Otherwise you are doomed to a lifetime of popping Tums.
\nThe in-law conundrum is one you will struggle with your entire married life. When you got hitched, you knew you\u2019d be adopting your spouse\u2019s family, you just didn\u2019t realize they were the Addams Family.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And here is Mrs. Happy\u2019s advice:<\/p>\n

In-laws are great. At a distance. Mine have always been approximately three thousand miles away. If they ever try to sneak across the country to visit, thanks to friends at NORAD, as soon as they cross the Mississippi a red light flashes on my desk and we quickly pack up and head to the Poconos.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You, however, may live within shouting distance of your in-laws. I know people who live in the same town, some on the same street, some in the same house. There is a special place in heaven waiting for all of them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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