It's the same story everywhere under varied wraps..The Pink vs the Blue.The problem is in the pysche of the male dominated macho society at largeThe husband is expected to be lording over the wife by his parents and to some extent by hers too.And in this process of one upmanship,the fatality is the Sukh & Shanti of the house.And as a matter of fact none of them is to be blamed since both of them are acting as puppets to their ill intentions of the oldies.So what is the way out. Simple .Play the game by their rules.Play out the dominance game deceitfully by turns and kiss and makeup at the end, in their very presence and watch gleefully their horrified faces. Learn to take your own decisions and live life as per your convenience and not as per dictats of the so called Thekedars of the society who may jolly well be wagging their tales in the confines of the four walls of their home before the mistress of the house.

Sometimes you have to act like a fool to fool others.if he wants to lord over you in the open,let him have the chance. But once you are alone.give him not one but all the pieces of you mind,so much so he dare not expect such obisance from you without a quid pro quo. Then you can act out the charade by turns.

You said it happens only in front of parents. So, if he doesn't behave like that in front of your friends or other visitors or when you go out, then it cannot be just an ego issue.

The women folks have a very potent weapon against the whimsical behavior of dear hubbies and can tame them by using it judiciously. If Pyarelal refuses to fall in line ,just sex starve him and see the fun. Hubbies must get their daily dose of humpings and if denied can go to any extent to get the prashad.Only don't overdo it.