Susan, you must really be an expert on the subject! I had no idea (and would love to hear more about your book). You're right—there are crazies in every category, and wonderful people in every category, too. When you think of how many women are MILs, it just seems impossible that they could be an inherently bad bunch.

Kerri Anne, sweetness and cookies go hand-in-hand, don't they? I'm glad to hear that you, along with so many others, love your MIL. (I also realize it's quite possible that those who don't feel the love won't speak up in a forum like this, which makes it all very unscientific. But we can pretend.)