To the Mother-in-Law

1 — If you live with your daughter and her husband, do not interfere in her affairs, or try to impose your will upon her..

2 — Do not be a nag, forever making demands, for much demanding brings on weariness..

3 — Do not make your daughter's husband feel that your mission is to champion your daughter, be she wronging or wronged.

4 — Beware of being a fifth column in the house, whose task is to spy on the husband and stir up suspicions in his wife's heart.

5 — Do not imagine that the husband won a very paragon of grace and beauty in the person of your esteemed daughter. And remember that your own heart danced with joy when you succeeded in bringing him into the trap — back when he was, in your eyes, a bridegroom who was a real "find"..

6 — If you do not live with your daughter, make your visits short and at long intervals. And warn your daughter against starting a quarrel with her husband right after you leave, or else he will accuse you of setting her on.