A Visit From the Mother in Law

A visit from a much dreaded mother in law is proving to be a wreck on Lucy's nerves. No skincare yet invented can cure her anxiety.
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[@EarlyAmerican]

Justine here - I just realized that the strawberry wine that Benjamin served to his mother was the same that we used on his face. Oh my.

[@inessantos2217]

shhh if you don't tell no one will notice!

[@amysbees6686]

I'm sure Lucy won't have any problem with that!😉

[@Michaelneiss]

It is a treat to hear your voices. Nonetheless, I prefer the silent movie style! It really enhanced the comical effect of Aunt Meg pinching spoons and plate from Ms Stephenson ... not to mention the airs and graces of a certain Madame du Hare.

[@sharongibbs9509]

@@Michaelneiss Justice at last!

[@Michaelneiss]

@@sharongibbs9509 🤩👍

[@sanguinelynx]

"There's not enough smelling salts in the world" I felt that. LOL

[@blacksheep1924]

I feel that everytime I think of my grandmother.

[@cindyglass5827]

sanguinelynx ... I was just about to write a comment - then read yours ... you beat me to it !! : ) lol

[@hopelesslyhoping8133]

I feel the absolute same about my MIL. God bless her and keep her FAR from me.

[@cindyburnes6121]

What is smelling salt ? Maybe my mother in law needs some !

[@kaycrewe1148]

Honestly, a whole 2022 mood.

[@jules2291]

Frantic cleaning up when you have parents of grandparents visiting is a constant in every century ... lol

[@zephyr332]

Lucy: "Did she SAY how long she was staying!? Ben: "Until Christmas" LMAO!! Every wife's dream come true.

[@janetsides1796]

My ex husbands mother was horrible, I hated her. My present husbands mother was the sweetest, most kind woman you ever met! I miss her terribly. I wish I could still call her and talk. Not all mil are nasty,just 90%!! Lol

[@jasonhilton59]

How Lucy stopped to gather herself for the doom awaiting her in the other room is how I feel at family gatherings.

[@noneyourbiz8886]

The gentleman busting up when she told him his skin was radiant made me laugh. I love this so much!

[@TaDarling1]

My mother-in-law does the same thing...runs her finger along the furniture to check for dirt. Interesting how mother-in-laws are the same today as they were more than 200 years ago.

[@saran3214]

I read where a woman was determined her picky MIL wasn't going to find fault with her house. So, she and her husband cleaned and cleaned. The doorbell rang, they opened the door and there was her MIL shaking out their welcome mat.

[@TaDarling1]

@@saran3214 🤣🤣🤣

[@jeanprinsloo2086]

@@saran3214 😂😂😂

[@grammy3875]

I have not heard the characters speak before. I love it! 🤗

[@WaysideArtist]

Poor Justine! Doesn't she have enough work to do without having to add esthetician to her resume!! 😂 I still haven't recovered from that aunt of hers.

[@dawnsurya5159]

I know! Maybe Auntie “Meg” could entertain Mother?

[@Michaelneiss]

@@dawnsurya5159 ... together with her daughter in law who happens to notice that she is served from her own plate? That would be hilarious -- especially if etiquette forced Ms Stephenson to endure this double insult in silence ...

[@beckygriggs7827]

Are you talking about her aunt, the 5 finger discount lady? 😆😆😆😯😯😯

[@janedoe805]

Oh my goodness, when Benjamin snickered *7:32 I think it was real and he went out of character. I lost it and started laughing too! I know Justine usually helps Lucy bathe but, l was a little shocked she was in the room while Benjamin was in the tub. Yes, l noticed he was modest and covered but still, it was 1820-ish. 🤷🏻‍♀️ l absolutely love this show!

[@spectacularbear]

the faces Lucy made while Justine applied the honey and barley concoction... 🤣

[@spectacularbear]

and the faces she made after Benjamin invited his mom to stay until Christmas... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@spectacularbear]

and the faces she made while Ben's mother fondled her hands!!! 🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣😭🤣

[@audm.5946]

@@spectacularbear So, I guess one could say, ‘Lucy is a woman of many faces’. Lol. 🤭

[@amazingzie378]

I love how these characters are written and portrayed like actual people, not fake-British dramatic clones. It really brings these historical figures to life!

[@misst.e.a.187]

What? The British do period drama exceptionally well.

[@conmckfly]

These characters are too 20th/21st century in speech and manner.

[@karenmessinger9609]

Yes Benjamin, please have a bath after a fortnight. And yes, please get mom tipsy so she'll take a nap....I need the break!!!

[@cg8358]

This is so funny. What a fabulous channel.

[@EarlyAmerican]

Thank you for your kind words ^_^

[@KW-dp5py]

Lucy is skipping right past the wine, saying "I think there's laudanum upstairs" 🤣🤣

[@frankieamsden7918]

A Mr and Mrs romantic spa day 1800 style!!

[@lisaparkhill682]

Lucy's dear mother in law reminds me a bit of Mr. Darcy's aunt--loving it!! ❤️

[@Lootoodle]

I would pay a lot of money to live like this for a week.

[@baylorsailor]

Me too!

[@1970joedub]

How much?

[@carolesmith4864]

@@1970joedub A thousand dollars.

[@user-yl9ij8iq4u]

I've rather done that.I worked at Plimoth Plantation for many years, and that's pretty close. We never had to do without toilet paper, though. That's something one doesn't think of, but it can be a deciding factor.

[@shaniathesreen2268]

Are they acting?

[@GeckoHiker]

Where can I get a boat-shaped mortar and rolling pestle like that? It's genious!

[@iseegoodandbad6758]

People cooked over open fires here in rural England as late as the 1970s. Made us tall and healthy!!

[@ryaa3981]

“BEN DEAR?!” *internally screaming* “BRING MOTHER HER DRINK PLZ !!” 🙏

[@JD-te9tj]

Finally, a good, funny, wholesome show a kid like me of 60 can watch...tee hee!

[@kaythomas7918]

Love this series. "Delightful restorative"🍷😂😅. Justine is an early Renaissance young woman. Very talented in many feminine and practical ways. They don' t miss out, at all, with no modern "conveniences"--- electricity etc. Very entertaining and educational

[@magtye40]

The grinding wheel thingy, is amazing...but alot of work I'd imagine. Probably the finest alternative to a grinding stone.

[@jenniferrallo2920]

I agree ! Its so clever!

[@magtye40]

What in the world would Lucy do without Justine!

[@jukkychan]

I really love these Videos, binge watched them all❤️ Love from Germany!

[@Michaelneiss]

It is a treat to hear your voices. Nonetheless, I prefer the silent movie style! It really enhanced the comical effect of Aunt Meg pinching spoons and plate from Ms Stephenson ... not to mention the airs and graces of a certain Madame du Hare.

[@burnyizland]

I'm just cringing at the thought of that strawberry water being applied to the forehead - I'm so allergic, I would have ended up as red as the berries after a treatment like that! Great channel guys - this is so much more interesting to watch than just being told about it would be.

[@robertbates6057]

I've enjoyed this channel very much. I'm a bit of an American History buff myself and some of my ancestors were some of the first settlers in West Central IL in the 1820s. In fact, one of my great, great, great, great? grandmothers was the first white child born in that Schuyler / Brown county area. They were Vandeventers. Still some descendants in that area today along the IL River bluff. Fairly good documentation of their early life there. Interesting stories of native American interactions.

[@EmeraldAngelEyes]

Fantastic video! Excellent characters and ensembles. Also, loved the barley grinder, wish I had one.

[@Wosiewose]

Lucy's reaction when she read the letter was priceless!

[@joannelucille]

What I like most about that time period is that everyone looked put together. No one walked around like they just rolled out of bed, in wrinkled tshirts and holey jeans. I'm 'Gen Y' btw.

[@bethk8121]

You guys are just...fun. Thank you!

[@julieshelley9251]

Luv these videos, not enough smelling salts, hilarious...lol. where is the vino!

[@DarrenMalin]

my mother in Law is Spanish I have never understood a word she has said, we get along really well :)

[@bahaar2825]

😂😂😂

[@marieboutin9054]

an amazing video. Very well performed. The actors are excellent and the setting, the garments are really fitting in those times. It 's also very good to the American accent. The people who are acting speak very clearly . Your channel is really entertaining. Thank you

[@whutzat]

Am I the only one who feared that the fermented urine might make a reappearance?

[@c44LuWanda]

whutzat, What fermented urine? I haven't seen that one yet!

[@sophiamayo4457]

That steam chair reminds me of a similar tactic my mom uses to clear sinuses, putting a cough drop in a cup of hot water and then draping a towel over the cup and the congested person’s head. Works like a charm.

[@tanyaldowell1950]

Lol very humorous haha especially the part about your hands . Fun watching.

[@Janadu]

Justine must have muscles of steel what with the cast iron cookware and the old grinding equipment.

[@juliaeberle8576]

He said , “Smell my feet?”! 🤣

[@user-bo8nb2mi]

Makes you appreciate what you have.

[@tracys169]

Ah, to hear the actor's voices. I love it! :)

[@codyayres]

i guess mother in laws have not changed at all.lol

[@Tiffany-vj1tv]

😂👍nope 🤦‍♀️🥂

[@Wosiewose]

We were a happy exception :) My husband referred to my mother as his "girlfriend" - nobody could talk baseball and football with him the way she could. He really misses her since her passing. (As do I.)

[@baylorsailor]

I need a grinder like that!

[@piccleartoland1565]

This isn't much different than my granny showing up for a visit. Brings back fond memories. I remember some mild criticism - I was supposed to use my toast to move food on my fork. Using your knife, like the Europeans, would be vulgar thing to do at the dinner table. To this day, it still bothers me when I see people using their knife to put food on their forks. Oh, and you don't "huh?" You say "what?" Dogs get mad, but people get angry. People don't get mad. The same thing going on between Frenchy, Ron, and Mrs. Stevenson is the same stuff that just happened in my own family in recent times. Nothing has changed. And my ancestor was a French singleton from France. He made it through as a Private in the revolution. Blacksmith. He married the youngest daughter of the family he was indentured to. An upper-middle class family. I'm pretty sure he was cleverly deceptive and they had lots of children. I don't believe he had ill-intentions though. Anyway, this is an amazing amazing show. I hope more come out.

[@mrs.g.9816]

How about that - a unisex in-home spa! Justine sure had her hands full, especially when visitors were expected.

[@magtye40]

Justine is a "one woman" spa aficionado!

[@randyporter7391]

I love these! Please keep making them.

[@TawnH1]

Honestly, Lucy's skin is beautiful already. Her MIL is full of beans

[@mommyseastar5776]

I love the historically-appropriate music as well as everything else 🥰 My life is chaotic right now raising young children and this channel is my quiet happy place ❤️

[@roselyncampisi822]

Lol! Sounds like me with my mother in law. Lol!!

[@peppergrinder8947]

This was so cute, loved it! 😊

[@indigowolf556]

I love the expressions and the ruling of the eyes whenever the mother-in-law speaks. Who thinks of these little stories to do and how do you script them? They're great I just love it. And yes we all agree Justine has enough work to do. ❤️😀

[@jillywells1232]

Oh my I love the title A Visit From The Mother in law! It reminds me of a Family member of mine! Sadly, I never got to meet my In Laws as both had passed before I met my Beloved Husband so this really made me laugh!!! I love these videos! Thank you for bringing this time to life for me!💞💞💞

[@devlevine2782]

My mother n law was so critical that I kicked her out of my home after walking in on her talking about me to my husband and after that never spoke to her again

[@__hokage1037]

good for you, at the end you’re married to her son not to her!

[@aishsharma5978]

Not in my country 🥺 here in India women who consider to seperate from their in laws are considered horrible and home-wrecking . So they would have to endure the tantrums unless her in-laws pass away or her husband gets transferred to other city.

[@gurpreetsidhu4973]

@@aishsharma5978 not anymore.

[@meriharary]

Love this! Better than any soap opera!

[@Jasmin-in6ub]

I absolutely love your channel ❤

[@Adennative]

The mother in law is fantastic!

[@bellabomination]

"Ben, dear, bring mother her drink, please!!"

[@margui6224]

Thank you for the video. Poor mother-in -law.

[@1313sp]

the lady who plays Lucy is really good!

[@ZzKevZz]

This is the best channel I have come across in a long time. I applaud those responsible.

[@lelleithmurray235]

Loved this!🤣

[@ajc8815]

I think English Heritage and this channel must do a collaboration.

[@jsbarto1]

I'm very surprised that Justine, a female servant in the household, is assisting Benjamin with his bath. I could see the wife doing this, but not a teenage girl, even if she is a relative. Was this common practice in the Federal Era? Was it documented that the female servant/relative serving in the household performed these duties? I thought that a man of Benjamin's class and standing would have a male body servant to help with these duties during the 19th century, even during the Federal Era. Thank you in advance for answering my question!

[@EarlyAmerican]

I can tell you for certain that a butler/valet was never employed in the Stephenson House. There are records of all of the servants that were hired. Most of them were indentured servants because slavery was illegal in the state of Illinois. These indentured servants would have had contracts with the master of the house Benjamin Stephenson. They primarily worked outside on the 170 acres that made up the property as well as helping with food prep and cooking. Female servants often cared for both the men and the women of the household if the house was more modest. More modest homes often could only afford to hire one servant who acted as a cook, cleaner, ladies maid etc. It was common for servants to do multiple jobs in a household.

[@jsbarto1]

@@EarlyAmerican Thank you very much for replying so promptly to my question. I will certainly visit the Stephenson House if I visit or pass through your area in the future. Have a wonderful weekend!

[@wandaberry9374]

He is 40 thousand in debt haha

[@rlorendean]

What was the name of the book with the "beauty" treatments? Did I miss it?

[@athia37]

This is so funny !.. alot of us have had mother- in law issues,and I can identify..I say keep her snockered for everyone's peace..Didn't the chemist provide Laudinum for woman's ailments? Sounds like Jamie needs to visit the chemist/ apothecary

[@gloriasheppard7747]

Mama better not be talking about our Justine!!

[@karasimon6766]

Some things never change 😂

[@nicolewright5342]

This is so much better than what most people watch on television.

[@katherineaustin2477]

Love these videos

[@kellymartin8095]

I watch all day. It is very informative

[@annmargaret6992]

Dear Friends, I really thought this episode was funny! I hadn't had a good laugh with the smelling salts, lol! Thank you.

[@fifisflowers]

Just Love It 🍓 x

[@arunimasaha4171]

Your videos are great.

[@juliaeberle8576]

Loving the cast iron “Vitamix”!

[@salamandra1495]

Oh, my lord. This channel is cool... I mean Amazing. It has everything.

[@fantasy_worlds]

Poor Wife :) as if she doesn't have enough to handle with :)

[@yvetteaguirre9522]

I’m loving the 1820’s Shadiness!!!😆

[@chykim1]

New videos makes me giddy 😊

[@foodtestingstrips]

The mother in law is the ONLY one who knows the proper tone and dialog of that era. I have watched several of these and they use words and nuances that don't match that era.

[@meanguuurlfetch6853]

Why did this look so relaxing? 😌

[@marywilliamson1260]

Great Vid!

[@ShelleyGow]

I seem to have gotten my bows betangled 😂😂

[@simday1396]

Mother was lit, she had to retire.

[@baylorsailor]

Very entertaining!

[@tirakindler1]

These are always done for wealthy people. Why not do a family on a farm in a one room cabin??

[@hadrianryan4179]

Sorry to respond 3 months later, but have you heard of Townsends? Their channel has a lot of 18th century American homesteading content along those lines, you might really enjoy it!

[@Gr8lightlover]

Early American spa day! Lolololol. Love it…and Justine FYI you have beautiful hands and nails…just sayin’🌟

[@sabinekahane3214]

What you are doing is soo extraordinary important and cannot be overestimated ❤️‍🔥☝️you are connecting time and space 🤩

[@suehorn4182]

Justine……..”I can fix it, I READ BOOKS”.

[@mnossy11]

Hopefully the audio can be improved in future. But it’s very interesting to see daily life activities.

[@RobinMarconeCassidyRN]

Lol!! Checking for dust 😂

[@audm.5946]

Well, they had two days notice to get that dust out of there! Lol

[@aquavit750]

That fireplace is amazing! How old is it?

[@lovelyday2805]

I can so relate to this segment 🤣🤣

[@maryngshwuling9916]

Thanks for sharing 🌻

[@wandasetzer1469]

I was scrolling down the right side of the screen watching all the Saturday Night Live videos and came across this one without noticing. Hhmmm. A Visit From the Mother in Law. No clues there!

[@dianesorokac2260]

Can you please say what is being cooked and the ingredients...😊 thanks

[@HISIAM888RUHIS888]

That was FUN-NÉE!!!!!!!!😂😂😅💓💓🙏🙏