I didn't trust myself, so I looked it up!
After receiving a text this morning that a quilting acquaintance's brother-in-law had passed away, my first thought was, ohmygosh, I didn't realize she had a sister!!! In introspection, I think that the quilter's husband's brother-in-law was the one who passed away. The quilter was not related to the deceased therefore cannot claim that kinship. She would have a brother-in-law only if she had a married sister.
The older I get, the more doubtful I become of what I know and what I think I know and what I really don't know, nor never did. So, I continue to look it up just to keep myself in the know.
I do hope they ban me from the text group....the bings are driving me out of my knowledgeable mind!
I agree, the brother/sister-in-law issue can get sticky. I say Richard's sister-in-law and my brothers-in-law when I feel the need to clarify. But honestly, we claim them all as our own. 42 years of marriage sort of gives us that right. Plus, Richard and I are the couple who has been married the longest in both our families, so we have that card. What I can't explain is that "once removed" business. A cousin-once-removed?
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful rest of the Christmas season and a safe, happy 2021!