[PW] Re: ? another name for mother-in-law

[Dusty Gres]

This sounds over-simplified I know, but how about, "This is my friend,
Ruth." If more info is needed, "She is my son-in-law's mother." 


Dusty Gres, Director 
Ohoopee Regional Library System
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[mailto:project-wombat-open-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org] On Behalf Of
Mary Barna
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 2:13 PM
To: list at project-wombat.org
Subject: [PW] ? another name for mother-in-law

Ok, trying this again:
This is a real Friday afternoon question. I have a friend who is very close
to her daughter's mother-in-law.  The two mothers have trouble explaining
who the other is, when doing introductions. "This is Ruth, my daughter's
mother-in-law." Sounds odd, like my brother's cousin's son.
It's even harder for me, " This is Ruth, Linda's daughter's mother-in-law."
Is there another name for mother-in-law?  Something shorter?  If I just said
"This is Ruth." , I would still have to explain the connection in even more
words.  

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