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Sat 13 May, 2006 04:52 am
Gloria: My mother-in-law is always criticizing me. She doesn't like my cooking, or the way I take care of the children. What advice do you have for me?
Dr. Burk: Gloria, I have a couple of ideas, but first, how big is your house?
Gloria: We're lucky. It's quite big.
Dr. Burk: well then, here's a suggestion. You could put in a little apartment for your mother-in-law. You just need a small kitchen, bathroom, and a bedroom.
Could you tell me what put in a little apartment means, please? Thanks.
Dr. Burk is telling Gloria that since she has a big house, she could convert part of the house into a little apartment for her mother in law. It might have a separate entrance into the house.
BTW, sometimes when you see a house advertised, it will say something about a "MIL suite" or "MIL house" That would be either that type of convertion done to the house, or a conversion of a garage or other separate building on the property to living quarters...AKA guest house.
Nowadays, people will rent out their MIL suite or house to someone.
Does that help?
Thank you so much for your reply. I got it.
By the way, could you tell me what "MIL" in "MIL suite" is abbreviated from? Thank you!
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