我为什么不再和婆婆争来争去了?
<p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="dreamed">dreamed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="law">law</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="Carrie">Carrie</span> <span word="Bradshaw">Bradshaw</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sex">Sex</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="dated">dated</span> <span word="fiction">fiction</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="Vaughn">Vaughn</span> <span word="Wysel">Wysel</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="adored">adored</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="the">the</span> '<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="law">law</span>' <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>. <span word="Who">Who</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="super">super</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Who">Who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span>; <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span>. <span word="Who">Who</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="gorgeous">gorgeous</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p>我想象中的婆婆是《欲望都市》中与小说家沃恩·维塞约会时的凯莉·布拉德肖的形象。他们彼此喜欢。这也是我想要的：一位只有儿子的女性，愿意把我当作亲生女儿而非媳妇的女性。愿意保护我、爱我，会因为儿子和我在一起而兴奋不已的女性。她会为儿子感到幸运，为我的成就感到自豪，当我收拾妥当准备外出时，她会毫不保留的夸赞。</p><p><span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>-<span word="in">in</span>-<span word="law">law</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="persecution">persecution</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tendency">tendency</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="negativity">negativity</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="decorations">decorations</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="braces">braces</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="shaving">shaving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shower">shower</span>.</p><p>事与愿违，我的婆婆是一位传统女性，她于20世纪50年代出生在西班牙的一个小村庄。她在贫困和迫害的环境中长大，对事情持消极态度，也不会在圣诞来临之际，给家中装饰。有一次，她在午餐桌上问我要不要矫正牙齿；还有一次，她建议我在洗澡时刮毛。<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Londoner">Londoner</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="accomplishment">accomplishment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loves">loves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>, <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="glug">glug</span> <span word="wine">wine</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>. <span word="Nor">Nor</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="forgive">forgive</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="openly">openly</span> <span word="adoring">adoring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loving">loving</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="loving">loving</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>.</p>
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