tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post490279123624243309..comments2023-08-26T11:45:53.143-03:00Comments on Rachel's Rantings in Rio de Janeiro: A little note on Brazilian Mother in LawsRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209527132116902328noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-35268438479128063612010-09-15T22:46:28.077-03:002010-09-15T22:46:28.077-03:00As an American born and raised woman, I am quite h...As an American born and raised woman, I am quite happy and used to being independent and self sufficient. I'm used to the supermom role. I'm used to having to juggle kids/job/pets/cooking/cleaning/laundry/shopping, etc. all by myself...I'm used to offering my mother help after meals only to be told she didn't need my help and to go sit down and enjoy my coffee. So after I married Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-55362809351656314212010-08-31T15:37:36.258-03:002010-08-31T15:37:36.258-03:00My MIL is not Brazilian (she's Mexican) but I&...My MIL is not Brazilian (she's Mexican) but I'm finding from living here that I understand her so much more now. Similarities abound. <br /><br />I do struggle with accidentally offending those who offer help. Still. I seriously offended a waiter once, when he offered two put two chairs together to make a bassinet for my sleeping boy. The boy would, I knew, wake up the second I tried to The Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090284449975514483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-55449681118275650712010-08-31T14:53:57.888-03:002010-08-31T14:53:57.888-03:00LOL!!! You guys are hilarious! Never thought about...LOL!!! You guys are hilarious! Never thought about this but it's so true! For the past 12 years I'm been eating "pudim de leite condensado" with grated cheese (!!!). Yes, it sucks, bc I can never refuse it as it would hurt my GIL. First time my SIL's boyfriend ate it he did not hesitate to make a horrible face and say YUCK! out loud, fololwed by "This is disgusting"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17103190752732967939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-91929089944233505972010-08-31T14:33:19.170-03:002010-08-31T14:33:19.170-03:00Not talk to their child, especially a son! Forget ...Not talk to their child, especially a son! Forget about it. They´d only be too lucky if mother isn´t pleased. A Brazilian Mom would call 3 times a day to cry or yell if they were upset lol. My brother in law stopped talking to his mom for a week and I thought she was going die. <br /><br />I have struck a balance... but it can be temperamental sometimes and it took years.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209527132116902328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8437750058361105497.post-86020556912924343232010-08-31T13:15:39.852-03:002010-08-31T13:15:39.852-03:00I never understood all those cranky and crass moth...I never understood all those cranky and crass mother-in-law jokes rude men always tell until I moved here. Now I get it -- but I still do not find them funny.<br /><br />I want to feel the love, really I do. It's just that there is so little air left in the room for independent breaths.<br /><br />It sounds like you hve struck a nice balance with your Brazilian MIL. I am still pretending IJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003236423048071844noreply@blogger.com