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[quote=Anonymous]I don’t know if feminist is necessary because that word Carrie’s different meanings for different people. But I think it helps if your MIL believes women are their own people, separate from their spouses and kids. I think it helps them see their DILs as people, for sure. But I also think it helps them feel better about themselves, and manage their feelings about their kids growing up and having their own families and being separate from them. I think a lot if the conflict between Boomer MILs and their DILs comes from a lot of Boomer women having been raised to believe their only goal in life should be family and to define themselves that way. It causes really intense empty nesting, makes them more intense and sometimes meddlesome grandmothers, and can cause them to feel competitive with or jealous if their DILs because they feel “replaced”. But a woman who embraces getting to move on to a new phase will have an easier time moving into a non-maternal role.[/quote]
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