Why does everyone assume I am "Mrs C"...

[booooring]

...now that I have 2 kids ? I get called Mrs at least once a day. Does anyone else have this problem ?

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Are you not Mrs, then ?

no

not once a day but assumption has been made, yes

people probably dont consider your marital status nor whether you're going to be offended by it - its just easier!

this doesn't worry me at all.

i think I am slightly old fashioned but have never had an issue with taking DH's surname or when people address things to Mr and Mrs TT (I am Mrs S)

Mostly mums are Mrs.

Some aren't.

It's a reasonable mistake?

...not Mrs C and never will be (there has already been one and I wouldn't want to align myself with her)
I just can't be arsed correcting people anymore that's all...

They have to call you something, and I guess "Mrs C" is a lot nicer than "Oi, You" ...

Who is it who's calling you this? If it's people you know then it's easy enough to put them right; if it's people you don't know then they don't matter, and neither does what they call you.

Yeh I am always referred to as Mrs,I am a single mum of 2,never been married even but I just correct them,it doesnt really bother me as its an easy assumption to make I guess.

Yes, happens all the time. Especially cold callers as the main phone is in DP's name.

I have to say that I got a cold caller asking 'is that Mrs X' last night and replied, quite truthfully, 'no, she died last week'. I think DP's mother, bless her, would have seen the funny side.

I used to havea bee in my bonnet about it. Even though I had been married 7 years I was a staunch Ms. Then the kids came along and I officially changed it to Mrs C-Wong. And i love it. Was a tub thumping feminist for years but I like it this way.Don't feel oppressed by patriarchy, just feel that I'm letting everyone know I'm married and proud of it.

funny old world innit?

Wish I was married.

you said it so much better than I did Suzy

it is indeed a funny old world

Actually, HMC, I've just looked up the stats. And as far as I could see it's an average of nearly a third of parents not married. Which is a fairly considerable proportion IMO, enough to stop assuming that mothers/women are Mrs.

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I'm more offended when people assume ds has p's name tbh

Well MI, clearly me and a lot of other people are still living in the 1950's

people always spell my real name wrong as well. That really gets my goat. Plus I have had letters addressed to Mr and even Dr (at my medical establishment place of work). People are so slack sometimes, or maybe I'm just a sensitive type.

although offended's prob not the right word
(except when P#s family do it grrrr)

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