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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP:

Just to chime in, you will find life is long. I've finished raising my brood, and if I had to go back in time, I would be less reactive to things like this. As long as you don't feel your MIL is deliberately trying to undermine you, let her be called Mama X (I didn't read the whole thread, but was her grandma called Mama X too? That makes a difference).

The other thing is -- it is hard to think of this right now -- this baby really is not just yours. It is a person who will have his/her own relationships. And you will be thankful for all the people who love your child and are part of his/her loving community. So let your MIL love your child and be called what she wants to be called.

Just my two cents,

Older and wiser[/quote]

Would you also give the same advice to the MIL who presumably is also older and wiser? I'm just wondering why only the DIL gets the advice to let things go and let the MIL get what she wants. [/quote]

Absolutely. And I don't think the MIL should get everything. I am offering another perspective. I have kids in college now, and it is interesting to hear them have a different perspective on things I thought were black and white. Honestly, my kids have no patience whatsoever with my perceptions of boundaries.

I guess I look at it this way: Would the world look in horror at a kid calling his grandmother Mama X? No? Then it is probably not outrageous.

And my kids did call their grandmother Mamamama. Which is very common in Spanish speaking countries. [/quote]

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