Sandra Martyres - In-laws

I never cease to be amazed
By the manner totally unfazed
Of recounting dreadful tales about in-laws
Most of which resemble the behaviour of out-laws
We are obsessed with the mother-in-law syndrome
With unending woeful stories told from many a home
To make bad matters worse even the most popular TV serial
Focuses on exactly the same subject material
And despite the reams already written
The average Indian woman is still smitten
By the mother-in-law / daughter-in-law equations
That have been carried down to her over generations
Given that more women are entering the work place
We can only hope that this family centred menace
Will ultimately get watered down
And that such tales will not only draw a frown
But disappear completely over time
Leaving women a happier social code to define

Sandra Martyres

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