Having your husband’s parents live in your home for half a year is, I will say diplomatically, a significant adjustment for everyone involved, no matter how much you love them.

But we had made it work, and a large part of why we had made it work was Jacqueline herself.

She had established her boundaries politely and firmly the very first day, carrying her own bags in and announcing that she would handle their laundry, their cleaning, their space, that we were not to lift a finger for them.

She vacuumed the guest room rug herself.

She did their washing constantly.