why motherin laws even father in laws are not less if they know sothat their son's hear them.My father in law avoids my coming to house by saying you will get into troubles or very gently teaches me you should only come when my son comes and vice versa of this is not said. Recently when I was planning to buy a house we discovered the saving which my husband sent to him to invest was not also the half of what I had, though I am earning less. Father in law insisted not to buy house, he knows bfore retirement we cant return. When husband told my wife is investing maximum and taking loan also he said dont rely on her and asked him Do you how much life she has? and told him she will not live long. THis is the way my father in law behaves with me, he is retired proffessor and I too am lecturer, I have never asked him any thing but he is comfortable with me because I never handed him my salary or saving what he expected.