No matter how clean I keep my home, my in-laws make it a point to find fault with everything. And when it comes to their place they don't even mop and broom the house for a week. The problem is, each time they make a plan to come to us, my husband drives me crazy to make the house sparkling instead of telling his parents to keep shut. How do I tell my husband to ignore it and do not ruin the peace at home for all this?

Can some in-laws ever be pleased? If you keep your spic and span they will find some other fault! As its a matter of few days, you can hire a help exclusively to keep the house clean and sparkling! Most Indian boys are Mama's boys who don't want to hurt their moms or parents albeit they can hurt their wife! You can already see that there is no point in talking to your husband. Sometimes ignoring also works. Don't try too hard! Tell your husband that you will do to the best of your abilities and that he also needs to support you.