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

[Daniel A. Scheide]

In Hebrew, there is a term for the relationship between the two sets of
in-laws.  They are called Machatonim.  We really need an English word for
this. 

Daniel Scheide

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

Use "Mil", either spelled out " M - I -L" or pronounced, "Mil".  My family
is jumbled, and I go many places with my Daughter in law, and when people
say "is that your daughter?", Either she replies "I'm a Dil", or I reply
"I'm the Mil".  This is hardly the center of civilization, but everybody
seems to understand in Abilene, Texas.  Connie

> 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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