处理婆媳关系的关键
<p><span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span>. '<span word="Am">Am</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="cook">cook</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>?' <span word="she">she</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, <span word="calmly">calmly</span> <span word="stirring">stirring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stove">stove</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span>.</p><p>母亲还未问完这个问题，吉姆·布朗(<span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span>)就知道自己麻烦来了。“我的厨艺是不是比你妻子的更好？”母亲在厨房里一边平静地搅拌着炉灶上锅里的食物，一边问道。</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="Joy">Joy</span>, <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Brown">Brown</span> <span word="stammered">stammered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stuttered">stuttered</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="prayed">prayed</span> -- '<span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trap">trap</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appear">appear</span>,' <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>: <span word="Tell">Tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>. '<span word="I">I</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="cook">cook</span>,' <span word="the">the</span> 50-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Duncanville">Duncanville</span>, <span word="Texas">Texas</span>, <span word="auto">auto</span>-<span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p>吉姆支支吾吾不愿回答，因为当时妻子乔伊(<span word="Joy">Joy</span>)就站在旁边。他说当时自己祈祷着“地上能出现一道缝”。最终，他做了当时他能想到的唯一一件事：实话实说。他说：“我当时答道妻子的厨艺更好。”现年50岁的吉姆是得克萨斯州邓肯维尔(<span word="Duncanville">Duncanville</span>)一家汽修店的老板。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fallout">fallout</span>? '<span word="Biblical">Biblical</span>,' <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>. '<span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wailing">wailing</span>. <span word="Gnashing">Gnashing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span>.' <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="mad">mad</span> -- <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="insensitive">insensitive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>.</p><p>结果呢？他说：“糟糕透顶。母亲气得咬牙切齿，并对我大声数落。”甚至连妻子都非常生气，说他不顾母亲的感受。</p><p><span word="Sadly">Sadly</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Browns">Browns</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="strain">strain</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> -- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="position">position</span>, <span word="stuck">stuck</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> -- <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="mom">mom</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="parenting">parenting</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="cried">cried</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="complained">complained</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="retreated">retreated</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="women">women</span>.</p>
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