Today's modern lifestyles with the advancement of educated girls; they DO come with an ''attitude'' of being the likes of the old mothers-in-law stories. Daughters-in-law are independent. Independence is supposed to come with 'responsiblities' not 'haughtiness,' 'false sense of confidence,'-'I-know-it-all' and especially totally disrespectful. 'Throwing daggers-look everytime eyes meet; snide remarks everytime a suggestion is offered. Never visiting mother-in-law though taken ill & on crutches. She would rather be at her parents' than just 'a-moment' visit to see the in-laws. The misfortune of having such unfilial dauhters-in-law seem a penny-a-dozen by today's technological era. Do you often hear many parents are decrying: "We have lost a son; as one puts it ""3"" sons!!!!