...to hate this saying?

[WibblyPigRocks]

"A son is your son till he finds wife,
A daughter is your daughter for all of her life."

My MIL trots it out regularly when complaining about her sons. She has nothing to complain about, IMO, but that's another thread!!

My Mum is close to all four of us (two of each).

She does though spend much more time talking with her daughters. Also, she has no problems with her sons-in-law ...