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To think that language is important

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Abbar · 08/08/2018 07:07

DH will think I'm being ridiculous so what does MN think?

He keeps referring to our child as my child (as in when speaking to me about our child he might say "in the future I want my child to speak Spanish"). It really bugs me - is he talking about some child I don't know about that I'm not the mother of? Is he planning another child with a different mother?? Why is this child he refers to not also my child?!

It's like when people talk about "my wedding" or "we're pregnant". Just bugs me.

Light-hearted...sort of...

OP posts:
Spam88 · 08/08/2018 12:41

Wow OP, I think you may be projecting just a little bit there 😂. I don't recall ever saying my DH's feelings are unimportant. FWIW I agree with a PP that my and our are both valid, and I certainly don't intentionally use language to exclude or upset my DH. Also he says 'my daughter' as well, I just don't care...

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