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Ramelle_149580

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Mother of Son-in-Law/Daughter-in-Law?
Apr 28^th, 2012, 8:47pm

I'm stumped. My daughter is blessed to have a very dear Mother-in-Law who has become a good friend to me. I want to send her a Mother's Day card, thanking her for being so good to my daughter as well as raising her son to be such a wonderful husband and father. But I can't figure out what to call the Mother of a Son-in-Law (or Daughter-in-Law).
She's not a Sister-in-Law. She's more of a "Co-Mother". I can't recall ever hearing a title for the mother of one's Son/Daughter in-Law. Perhaps someone outside the U.S. has a title for this woman . . .
Anyone out there have any ideas?
We could be the first card company to come up with a name for this very important person in the life of our sons and daughters!

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Christi_179654 Full Member artist Posts: 188	Re: Mother of Son-in-Law/Daughter-in-Law? Reply #1 - Apr 28^th, 2012, 9:10pm The best I can come up with is "my daughter's very special mom-in-law" or "second mother" if you're that close. Curious. I hope to see someone post an answer for this one!
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Ginger_137412 Junior Member artist Posts: 62	Re: Mother of Son-in-Law/Daughter-in-Law? Reply #2 - Apr 28^th, 2012, 9:21pm How about "Happy Mother's Day to the other Mother of our Children" or "Happy Mother's Day to the other Mother of our Wonderful Children". Ginger
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Ramelle_149580 Gold Member artist Posts: 634	Re: Mother of Son-in-Law/Daughter-in-Law? Reply #3 - Apr 28^th, 2012, 10:06pm These are both good ideas. I guess she'd fall in the "Other Mother" category. Still, we really need a definitive name. On Facebook, I often get requests to verify Family Relationships. I've looked on that list, too, and have found nothing suitable. Let's keep working on ideas. . .
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SunAtNight_145914 Gold Member artist Posts: 709	Re: Mother of Son-in-Law/Daughter-in-Law? Reply #4 - Apr 29^th, 2012, 1:55am I've found the term "relative-in-law" in the free dictionary under the thesaurus. Synonyms for mother-in-law. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mother-in-law Not sure if it is appropriate or what you are looking for.
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Reply #5 - Apr 29^th, 2012, 8:23am

What's wrong with Son-in-Law's Mother or Mother of my Son-in-Law? She is technically an in-law because of her relationship to your daughter's husband - so his side of the family are all in-laws to your daughter.

My mother and my husband's mother were on a first name basis and cards to each other were more general, not relationship specific.

I think you are complicating matters to try and 'define' a name for that relationship . . . but that's just from my own experience.

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Bettie__142065 Senior Member artist Posts: 490	Re: Mother of Son-in-Law/Daughter-in-Law? Reply #6 - Apr 29^th, 2012, 10:32am Doreen's answer was what I was going to suggest.That's what I call my sons'in-laws when I have ocassion to do so Bettie
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Ramelle_149580

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Re: Mother of Son-in-Law/Daughter-in-Law?
Reply #7 - Apr 29^th, 2012, 1:37pm

Quote from Doreen_137017 on Apr 29^th, 2012, 8:23am:

What's wrong with Son-in-Law's Mother or Mother of my Son-in-Law? She is technically an in-law because of her relationship to your daughter's husband - so his side of the family are all in-laws to your daughter.

My mother and my husband's mother were on a first name basis and cards to each other were more general, not relationship specific.

I think you are complicating matters to try and 'define' a name for that relationship . . . but that's just from my own experience.

That spells it out pretty clearly. The reason I'm wanting an actual term, is for the purpose of categorization. If I use "Other Mother" as the category, I may only use it once and I'd need 2 different casrds: one to Mother of Son-in-law, the other for the Mother of Daughter-in-law. As far as I know, there is no place there for both.

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Reply #8 - Apr 29^th, 2012, 8:54pm

My late Mother-in-law, dear sweet lady, used to call the other moms, "in laws." So if she introduced one of her children's spouse's mothers, she would say, "This is my in-law, Lana, my son-in-law Jeff's mother." That seemed to be a nice and clear way to say it.

But, I like that you're friends with these lovely women and would suggest that you consider making cards for them for the "friend" category.

But, I do understand that you're trying to come up with a relationship name, and I don't know that there is an official one, but, I like the "in laws" idea.

Have to agree with Bettie and Doreen, about keeping it simple.

RE: The two different cards: If you change the cover text on the cards, making each one for the different relationship, son-in-law's mother, daughter-in-law's mother, you can put them both in the same category. Remember that changing the cover text changes the "image."

I Hope this helps!

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Reply #9 - Apr 29^th, 2012, 11:07pm

RE: The two different cards: If you change the cover text on the cards, making each one for the different relationship, son-in-law's mother, daughter-in-law's mother, you can put them both in the same category. Remember that changing the cover text changes the "image."

I Hope this helps!

Penny

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Thanks, Penny. Somehow I forgot that if the front text is different, I may still put them in the same category.

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Angela_151919 Gold Member artist Posts: 552	Re: Mother of Son-in-Law/Daughter-in-Law? Reply #10 - Apr 30^th, 2012, 4:10am Hi Ramelle How about ... Mutual Mom?
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Re: Mother of Son-in-Law/Daughter-in-Law?
Reply #11 - May 1^st, 2012, 2:22pm

Agreed you'd call these you "in laws". In general these cards would go in >> Other and would be best found via keyword search by shoppers. However I can see the value of such wonderful relationships particularly on Mother's Day and Father's Day as good in laws can prove to be like another set of Moms & Dads.

In light of that we've added:
Mother's Day >> For Daughter's Mother in Law
Mother 's Day >> For Son's Mother in Law

Father's Day >> For Daughter's Father in Law
Father's Day << For Son's Father in Law

Here you go!

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Re: Mother of Son-in-Law/Daughter-in-Law?
Reply #12 - Sep 17^th, 2012, 11:27am

I personally call my mum and father in-law

mama and papa

My mum would call them by their first names and if buying a card would simply buy an occassion card that represented the occassion.

If you feel as close to her as a sister (and there are many relationships that fit this) perhaps what is needed instead is something like

'I Love you like a Sister'

and for men

'My brother from another mother'

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