Dear Queenie,
My mother-in-law wants me to call her “Mama”, but that is what I call my own mother and I don’t want to call anyone else by the same name. On the other hand, I don’t want to offend my mother-in-law.
Queenie, what can I do?—Worried son-in-law
Dear Son-in-law,
Think up some special name for your mother-in-law – for example, if her last name is Jones you can call her “Mama Jones”. Then tell your mother-in-law that you have a special name for her and that is what you will call her.
