****** into a new role With a brand new moniker. Do you think that I may now be the Queen Mother, The First Lady, The Duchess of Somewhere? No, I am The Mother-in-Law It is only a handle, a label A sobriquet or alias Cognomen Appellation My nom de plume Henceforth I shall be Sandra Lee, Aka Mother-in-Law I shall identify as MIL.
My son and longtime girlfriend just married. I suddenly realized I am now the much maligned mother-in-law at least in name and historically.