Toxic Sons- and Daughters-in-Law

Untangling Difficult Relationships

By: Doyle Roth

Narrated by: Micah Howery

Generally speaking, if there's trouble with in-laws in a family, blame is quickly assigned to the father- or mother-in-law. But they are not always to blame. Many fathers- and mothers-in-law are wonderful folks, beloved parents, good communicators, and fun-loving people. When their son or daughter ends up married to a person with immature attitudes, an abusive personality, or excessive emotional baggage, these parents are now stuck with a son- or daughter-in-law who makes their lives a living hell. What was once a loving family now finds itself turned upside down by a toxic, self-centered individual.

Toxic Sons- and Daughters-in-Law helps expose the harmful attitudes and actions of a difficult son- or daughter-in-law and calls for biblical repentance and change. Untangling the destructive and dysfunctional nature of their abusive behavior will help parents manage the painful process of rejection, manipulation, and anger. Practical counsel throughout the book will guide parents through the minefield of emotions to a God-glorifying conclusion and a lifestyle marked by application of biblical principles.

©2019 Doyle Roth (P)2021 Doyle Roth

Weight Has Been Lifted From My Heart!!!!!!

I was immediately engrossed!!!!
I can’t tell you how much this book has helped me!!! It made me look inward as well as looking at the situation I’m in with both my Son in-law & Daughter in-law… yeah ~ double whammy!!! I will reference this book often in the future as I try to mend the relationship I have with not just the “outsiders” but with my Children first & foremost. I will SMILE, KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT, PERSEVERE IN PRAYER, BE FLEXIBLE, LET HARMFUL WORDS & ACTIONS SLIDE RIGHT OFF OF ME, SPEAK THE TRUTH IN LOVE.

I have humbled by the words in this book & for that I am blessed.
Peace be with you…

What if it’s to late

Our beloved daughter who was so close to her family has been 100% cut off from 16 family members of origin. No contact with anyone for 3 years. So what now please write about this. We don’t know if our daughter is even alive or our 2 grandchildren. We did the things you suggested in this wonderful book but it made no difference. I do thank you for this book it with be helpful in future relationships.

Wonderfully written !

I plan on reading it again and again just for the hope and understanding it brings for everyday living..
Thanks you for much for sharing all your wisdom and the Bible verses that back it up perfectly!!

My mind is finally relieved.

I have been struggling so much with the situation with my pastor son and daughter-in-law. Doyle has given me almost a new lease on life. Also, he let me know how to approach the situation, which is currently estranged. I had no idea so many daughters in law and sons in law caused so many problems. Why does my church not teach anything about this? Since finding this book, several other books were suggested, and I plan to read those as well. God bless Doyle Roth.
I suggested not long ago that our church small group study how to parent adult children. Now I realize they are probably embarrassed to discuss it.

Reminder-how to conduct ourselves the best we can

This book is excellent for individuals in this situation to help them realize they aren't alone and to ease the insanity felt when a toxic peeaon takes over the life of a beloved child. It is a reminder, from a Christian perspective, of the reality of both the situation and how to handle it so that our own behavior and character will not be compromised. I appreciated the scriptoral references, they were comforting and supportive.

Excellent Book ~ Highly Recommend

This author came across very empathetic to in-laws and it is so encouraging to read a book that makes us feel understood. For the first time, we recognize others are also in our same dilemma. We appreciated the clarification that they won’t accept blame and always put it on others. It was very encouraging to hear that we are already on a biblical track with our responses. It was both good and bad to hear that it will take even more time. Guess we are getting a lesson in patience while in the process. We have struggled with our DIL for 15 years and have never felt validated about our feelings until reading this book. We would highly recommend this book to other struggling in-laws!

smile alot, shut your mouth, and pray

The powerful word of God, in order to fight the battle between us and my Son and daughter in law.

Too biblical

I have no quarrel with anyone’s religion, but this author uses Bible quotes like a sledgehammer. Unfortunately it’s difficult to sift through all of the Christian precepts (for example, the father should be the head of the family, which I found antiquated and out of touch with the real world). There were a few good perspectives and thoughts but they were drowned out by all the Bible quotes and Christian beliefs. I would like a refund, but I don’t know how to go about getting one. The author was well-meaning, but I couldn’t get past all the religious quotes and Commandments.

Fell Short

Although I had high hopes and did hear some decent analogies that stimulated thought - overall the religious one lane got in the way as it always does. Pity you didn’t stay in the lane to help analyze, especially when the bottom line to your advice was “smile and pray”. Oh well, another opportunity missed IMO.