ESL Podcast 1153 – Getting Advice from Mothers-in-Law

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Marc: Who was that? 

Carla: It was your mother – again. She wanted to give me another piece of unsolicited advice about housekeeping. She’s called five times this week already. 

Marc: She’s just trying to be helpful. 

Carla: I wish she’d do it without being so critical. I feel like she enjoys finding fault with everything I do. 

Marc: She’s a little overeager to help, that’s all. Don’t think of it as her interfering. Think of it as her giving you support. She isn’t like your mother. 

Carla: What do you mean? 

Marc: What do I mean?! She’s constantly giving me advice on how to be a better husband. 

Carla: Well, we just got married and she wants our marriage to be the best it can be. 

Marc: I know, but your mother has a really sharp tongue and she doesn’t hold back. She butts in whenever I’m trying to do something to tell me how to do it better. 

Carla: Just like your mother, she’s only trying to help. 

Marc: With her constant sarcastic comments? 

Carla: That’s just her sense of humor. She doesn’t mean anything by it. She likes you. 

Marc: She has a strange way of showing it. 

Carla: All of this talk about mothers-in-law is getting our blood up. At this rate, we won’t be able to follow the best piece of marriage advice we’ve received so far. 

Marc: Which was? 

Carla: Don’t go to bed angry. 

Marc: Who’s angry?