Although different families will always get along in different ways, it's still hard not to notice that mothers-in-law tend to get a bad rap.
And unfortunately, that reputation doesn't come out of nowhere as we've been awash with stories of these parents either showing open hostility towards their daughters-in-law or imposing their own parenting style on them for longer than many of us have been alive.
But just as my paternal grandmother provided my mom with vital comfort and support when I was hospitalized as a baby, some mothers-in-law can show that they really have your back.
And as one story of family drama illustrates, it's not impossible for them to be the only ones who do.