Maybe another poster already said this, but here goes; Possibly one of the reasons knocking Mothers in Law (off Heimish, it’s “Moder-in-Lawz) in a slightly humorous way became popular is because up to about 150 Years ago people used to marry young and stay with the in-laws in close proximity. Thus it developed that the adult (MIL)took on an additional role as teacher and “Deyezooger”. Why the same thing (Negative image) didn’t stick on Fathers in Law is a puzzle. Possibly, because the majority were too busy with more serious business than telling the next person what to do.
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