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CONNECTIONS 4 GLOBAL CROSSINGS

NO GRUDGES

From the September 2006 issue of The Christian Science Journal


IT'S NO FUN BEING THE TARGET of mean or unfair treatment. Is there anything you can do when someone mistreats you for no apparent reason?

When I met my future mother-in-law for the first time, I was caught completely off-guard by her immediate hostility and unkindness. It seemed that I was not the daughter-in-law she wanted—if she wanted one at all.

My emotions ran the gamut—indignation, anger, defensiveness. Then, after the marriage, I tried winning her acceptance through extra measures of friendliness and tolerance. None of these strategies worked. Finally, I withdrew from the relationship as much as possible—a fairly easy feat since we lived far apart. The problem, I felt, was hers.

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