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    • N Offline
      ngl2010
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      My own mother cannot pronounce my son’s name properly. I think old people are like that leh… No need to be upset about it. Sometimes we cannot pronounce foreign names properly too e.g. so many variations in pronouncing Ikea, Esplanade, Ion, Hermes, etc. Don’t think negatively when our elders cannot pronouce our children’s names lah…

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        janet88
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        name wise, close 2 eyes bcos it is not worth getting uptight over pronunciation.


        i know i can say this bcos i do not stay with them under the same roof…if hubby honey honey them, i don’t bother…bcos his max tolerance is just 1 hour.

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          Nebbermind
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          3Boys:


          Haha! Don't get too worked up over a small thing like this. My PILs love my kids to death and they still can't get the names right all the time. We just think of those little mispronunciations as terms of endearment..... 😉
          I guess if you donch like a certain person, every little thing that THE person does irks you! 🤷

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            3Boys
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            Nebbermind:
            3Boys:



            Haha! Don't get too worked up over a small thing like this. My PILs love my kids to death and they still can't get the names right all the time. We just think of those little mispronunciations as terms of endearment..... 😉

            I guess if you donch like a certain person, every little thing that THE person does irks you! 🤷

            Ain't that the truth!

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              SaltySalt
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              3Boys:
              Nebbermind:

              [quote=\"3Boys\"]

              Haha! Don't get too worked up over a small thing like this. My PILs love my kids to death and they still can't get the names right all the time. We just think of those little mispronunciations as terms of endearment..... 😉

              I guess if you donch like a certain person, every little thing that THE person does irks you! 🤷

              Ain't that the truth![/quote]so true

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                Jennifer
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                Nebbermind:
                3Boys:



                Haha! Don't get too worked up over a small thing like this. My PILs love my kids to death and they still can't get the names right all the time. We just think of those little mispronunciations as terms of endearment..... 😉

                I guess if you donch like a certain person, every little thing that THE person does irks you! 🤷

                Sometimes THE person is also lacking in EQ lah.

                NTUC is running a redemption programme for xx brand of container. Every $30 purchase entitles to 1 ticket.

                One day MIL asked me whether I am collecting these tickets which I am not. She then told me that herself and 1st SIL are, and that if I hv these tickets, to give them to her. Fine with me.

                I went about buying my usual grocery items and slowly accumulate these tickets.

                Last week, I passed to her around 6-7 tickets.

                The 1st thing she said: wow, you buy so many things ah?

                I kept quiet.

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                  TheAnswer
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                  My mil once asked me if I am earning more money or DH is earning more. In her eyes, my DH is earning big bucks while I’m earning peanuts.


                  She kept her mouth shut after she knew I’m the one earning more.

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                    janet88
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                    TheAnswer:
                    My mil once asked me if I am earning more money or DH is earning more. In her eyes, my DH is earning big bucks while I'm earning peanuts.


                    She kept her mouth shut after she knew I'm the one earning more.
                    knowing that you earn more would definitely shut her up...bcos she has nothing else to say.

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                      3Boys
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                      MILs can be hard on the DILs, but from many of the posts here, I see the DILs can also be very hard on the MILs. Every small comment is taken as an affront.

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                        TheAnswer
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                        janet_lee88:
                        TheAnswer:

                        My mil once asked me if I am earning more money or DH is earning more. In her eyes, my DH is earning big bucks while I'm earning peanuts.


                        She kept her mouth shut after she knew I'm the one earning more.

                        knowing that you earn more would definitely shut her up...bcos she has nothing else to say.

                        My mil treats me fairly well. Sometimes when I go over, she prepares tonic for me.

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