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ninon100
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Mother-in-law problem :)
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Dear colleagues, what do you call a person who used to be your mother-in-law? Now your father-in-law is divorced, and has a new wife. Is she my new mother-in-law? Does that mean I have 2 mothers-in-law? Or one of them is an ex-mother-in-law (but she�s still my husband�s mother). It�s a question asked by a student of mine, so I need to come up with an answer asap! Thanks everyone :) |
22 Jan 2019
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douglas
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1) I would say my step mother-in-law 2) Your husband�s mother is always your mother-in-law. 3) If the ex-wife is not your husband�s mother, I would say my ex-mother-in-law.
A good general rule is to just add "-in-law" to whatever your husband calls her.
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23 Jan 2019
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maryse pey�
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Hi,
Yes, I was taught that stepmother was the proper term.
Douglas is more precise than I. Thanks Douglas for such a help. |
23 Jan 2019
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ninon100
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If my old mother-in-law, who is divorced now, is my step mother-in-law, who is my new mother-in-law to me, if she is not my husband�s mother? |
23 Jan 2019
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empish08
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Your *husband�s* mother will always be your mother-in-law, as the title is connected to her relatedness to your husband. If your father-in-law (your husband�s father) remarries, that new wife is now your stepmother-in-law because she is your husband�s stepmother.
ETA: I edited my post slightly because I realised I had written "father�s" rather than "husband�s", which probably only confused matters. Sorry!
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23 Jan 2019
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cunliffe
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I�m completely lost off with this... going for a lie-down.
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23 Jan 2019
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RabbitWho
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Plural is mother-in-laws / ex mother-in-laws
If you divorce someone and then marry their sibling your ex mother-in-law is also your mother-in-law |
23 Jan 2019
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douglas
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Are you sure the plural isn�t "mothers-in-law"? |
23 Jan 2019
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cunliffe
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It was mothers-in-law when I was at school:) And I think Douglas pretty much nailed the answer. |
23 Jan 2019
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ninon100
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Let�s sum up: a mother-in-law is your husband�s mother (if you�re still married to him) a step mother-in-law is your father-in-law�s new wife and not your husband�s mother an ex-mother-in-law is your husband�s mother if you are divorced (and it�s your ex-husband�s mother) Is that right? |
23 Jan 2019
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Aisha77
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YES!! You�ve got it at the end!! And empish08 has nailed it! Cheers Aisha ;) |
23 Jan 2019
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