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Dear Abby: My in-Laws Won’t Use My Real Name After 12 Years
- The speaker and her husband have enjoyed a joyful marriage lasting 12 years and raise their 12-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son together.
- The speaker’s mail is repeatedly addressed to "Mrs. Bob Jones," reflecting her husband’s family refusal to acknowledge her by name despite their annual visits.
- The speaker asked her husband to address the mail issue with his parents, but he refuses, maintaining a strained but ongoing relationship with them who live out of state.
- The misaddressed mail is usually a birthday card, and the speaker admits, "It still feels bad," while her husband thinks she should "let it go."
- The ongoing refusal to use her name suggests deep family disconnects, which likely will not improve if the speaker raises the issue, as it may deepen the wedge between them.
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Dear Abby: Am I a bad person for getting upset that my in-laws don’t use my correct last name?
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been happily married for 12 years. We have a beautiful family -- a 12-year-old daughter and a 10-year-old son. My husband is not close with his side of the family. We are very close to mine. My husband has a brother my kids have never met. He has two great-nieces and one great-nephew whom none of us have met. He does maintain a relationship with his parents. They usually visit once a year, as we live out of state.
Chicago Sun Times
Dear Abby: In-laws' name game is hurtful to son's wife
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been happily married for 12 years. We have a beautiful family — a 12-year-old daughter and a 10-year-old son. My husband is not close with his side of the family. We are very close to mine. My husband has a brother my kids have never met. He has two great-nieces and one great-nephew whom none of us have met. He does maintain a relationship with his parents. They usually visit once a year, as we live out of state.…
Dear Abby: My in-laws refuse to acknowledge that I kept my maiden name
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been happily married for 12 years. We have a beautiful family -- a 12-year-old daughter and a 10-year-old son. My husband is not close with his side of the family. We are very close to mine. My husband has a brother my kids have never met. He has two great-nieces and one great-nephew whom none of us have met. He does maintain a relationship with his parents. They usually visit once a year, as we live out of state.
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