... automatically conveyed in your behavior or words. (Although we want to believe this is so.) To be perceived accurately, your intentions behind your words and actions also need to be conveyed so that your actions really reflect your intent. Recognizing that you can do something to make sure your in-law perceives you more accurately give you more power, which in turn can give you hope of changing things in this relationship. So, if you are experiencing this sense of powerlessness, maybe...just maybe you are too focused on your own painful feelings and are not aware your mother-in ... relationship is just too regretful - for everyone involved. So here are some things to think about to help you start to melt the ice, to break the stalemate between you and your mother-in-law or daughter-in-law: Realize that when you focus on how hurt, upset, angry, etc. you are, you not only become powerless to do anything, but you become immobilized by it. Your in-law cannot read your mind -- Your intentions are not automatically conveyed in your behavior or words. (Although we want to believe this is so.) To be perceived accurately, your intentions behind your words and actions ...
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