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My cousin and his wife are in the process of getting a divorce. His wife recently sent an anniversary card to my parents, signed by her and the children. Her birthday is coming up and my mother does not know if she should send a card or not. She is afraid she will upset her sister if she sends a card (since my cousin still is living with the wife and children, and may see the mail received). It is not a good divorce. What is the proper etiquette here – send or not send a card?
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I have a question about the correct form of naming children, grandchildren, etc. for example: Is it correct to say grand grandson, or great grandson? I have nephews, grand nephews, now….grand grand nephews? You see, great is for older? grand for younger? Thank you for enlightening me. Sally
What a great question! I can see the form that you have identified and yet it is not so simple as this. The general rule is that grand relations are separated by two generations and with greats added to indicate further generational distance. There is no system for indicating the direction that the person is identifying from. You would not use extra grands the same way you would use extra greats. They would “correctly” be your great grandchildren and great grand nephews.