Protection, needing to be a little extra conscious of your choices. Needing to compromise to make everyone happy. A friend you can rely on or should be able to rely on but that might sometimes act a little bossy and have expectations of you that can get a bit stressful by times. Family dreams are often reminders to consider ties or connections to others and to look at personal values. Father-in-law is a projection of yourself in some way.
See Husband, Wife, Father, Yang, Self, Family, Grandchildren, Son, Daughter, In-Laws.