The Monster-in-Law
By Judithmiddleton
I have just returned from Cuba. Our guide could hardly have
been more knowledgeable and was generally able to answer all our questions. He
explained that not only do Cubans invariably work in the place where they are
brought up but they also continue to live with their parents even after marriage.
Tradition dictates that daughters and their husbands live with her parents
rather than his.
I enquired about divorce and was informed that, “It happens
and there is lots of it, it’s the mother-in-law you see.”
In case I hadn’t understood the extent of the problem he
then added, “In Cuba we call her the monster-in-law!”