Worried about my mother-in-law, who was left alone after my father-in-law passed away, I talked it over with my husband and we decided to live together as a family of three. I thought I could get along well with my mother-in-law, but she started to give me detailed instructions about my housework, and before I knew it, a subtle hierarchical relationship had developed between us. One day, my mother-in-law ordered me to play the piano because I was clumsy, and I felt something unnatural about the distance she gave me as she held my hand and taught me from behind.