Kenyan women’s lost war against crazy mothers-in-law

Losing battle? [Photo: Shuttertstock]

Mothers-in-law come in all shapes and sizes. “You can’t fight her, because you’ll never win. And you’ll never win, because she was there before you.” That was what Evelyn Wafula, who works at IMAX in Nairobi, said when this writer sought her opinion on rogue, difficult-to-deal-with mothers-in-law.

Well, everyone values marriage.  After going through gruelling experiences in relationships, and even at times taking time off, there is nothing as exciting as coming by a man or woman with the right qualities for marriage. For most women, this joy can never be hidden; it is shared among her friends. A woman will throw her peers into delirium when she finally announces: “I am getting married.” However, there is always that most-dreaded phase of getting married; being introduced to your prospective mother-in-law. There is never room in between; she will either like or hate you. Period.