for a number of reasons probably, however the latest is I sent flowers to my MIL in CO because she came here and helped with a bunch of stuff while my wife had been feeling ill and dealing with lymes disease.

i spelled her name wrong. i spelt it Sheryl when its Sharyl. my MIL of 18 years. 800 flowers said its too late to change. FML

Just blame it on 1800-Flowers. Pass the buck. She doesn't need to know that you spelled it wrong.

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kiss ass

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Dude, you're truly the worst sort of person. You should be ashamed.

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Enjoy the rightful divorce.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

This is your move.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

With spelling and punctuation like this post, I'm sure she will expect nothing less.

Tell her you found them in the trash.

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Excactly. You are in the clear.

that's what i'm hoping to do. but she will never say anything. she's pretty awesome and as someone pointed out, NOBODY will be surprised.

my wife told me 2 years ago that i was saying her name wrong...and have been all this time. her name has an "a" in it and i've been doing an /e/ sound and not a /ei/ sound.

You don't even know your own wife's name?

Throw in something about those kids you're fostering too. That oughta shut her up.

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I don't remember half the time if I'm hiding or I'm lost

blame the flower company for sure.... tell your MIL you ordered over the phone and they still screwed up the name.... only problem is you have to get her to show you the misspelled name if you arent going to be in person.... otherwise she may think you screwed up but wont bring it up to you

Wait, does she pronounce her name as "Shar - EL"?

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they game me the name of the local (to her) flower place that will be doing the delivery. I called them up and they asked me a few verifying type questions and he said he would make the change for me. He laughed....a lot. Deservedly so I guess.

Far more effort than necessary.

Dumpster donuts for you!

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Blame the lower classes for popularizing the weird spelling of normal names.

auto-correct

No i am talking about my wife's name. yes. the person i've known for 20 years. pretty much 90% of people we know pronounce it the way i did. so its not like i was the only person doing it.

This story would be a whole lot better if her last name were Ring.

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

In almost 20 years of knowing my wife, I have never once had an actual one on one conversation with either her mom or dad.

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you gotta think after having a son in law that eats out of the trash this is not that big of a deal

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Every time we visit my father in law I get dragged out to a pizza place near his house to sit at the bar and have a drink or two with him as the pizzas cook. He uses this time to discuss what is going on sixth farm and tells me not to listen to his daughter. It’s all very odd but not as odd as the few times he’s called me on my cell phone. I always think someone has died. Mother in law gave me a ride home when I was 8 years old or so and didn’t remember it till she mentioned it at the wedding or baby shower my mom had for my wife. I’ve had many conversations in the 20 odd years my wife and I have been together. I still don’t know what to call either of them. Mr. and Mrs. is too formal, I’m not calling them mom or dad and first name is wayyyy to casual.

I’m guessing the phrase 20 odd years is pretty accurate.

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“Mr. Trump is unfit for our nation’s highest office.”- JD Vance
“My god, what an !diot.”- JD Vance tweet on Trump
“I’m a ‘Never Trump’ guy”- JD Vance

That's very Superman-ish on the pronunciation.

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God is the uncaused cause of the universe. He had no beginning and has no end. He is not bound by the laws of the universe he created.

I’m the normal one.

We will ask you a few, simple questions to authenticate your order.

What is your wife's name?

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I call my in laws Mr. and Mrs. I think I set the standard for the other in laws. One of my BIL married a country girl and she tried to use mom and dad but it didn't go over well.

I'd never disrespect my parents by calling someone else mom or dad.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I know my in-laws on a first name basis or grandma and papa. I met them in my 40's. First names are good at this point. Any of my old school friends' parents still get the Mr and Mrs treatment.

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