On Sun, 6 May 2018 19:31:01 -0500, Hank Rogers >
wrote:

>Terry Coombs wrote:
>> On 5/6/2018 6:32 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Sun, 6 May 2018 17:57:56 -0500, Hank Rogers >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bruce wrote:
>>>>> On Sun, 6 May 2018 16:25:12 -0500, Terry Coombs >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5/6/2018 1:58 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
>>>>>>>> Really pleased with my pepper plants.
>>>>>>>> I just need to get a cheap timer so the grow light is on 16 hours a
>>>>>>>> day. I had a hard time rolling out of bed to turn it on at 6 a.m.
>>>>>>>> when it was dark and cold outside.
>>>>>>> I couldn't keep that schedule, myself. Not even for tomatoes.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> nancy
>>>>>> I have no choice , our 70+ pound dog thinks that I need to get
>>>>>> up as
>>>>>> soon as it's light out . I get up with him so Mama can sleep a little
>>>>>> later - I can always take a nap later , Walmart might frown on her
>>>>>> doing
>>>>>> that ...
>>>>> I always worry when men refer to their wife as Mama or Mother.
>>>>>
>>>> Why?
>>> I think wife and mother are two clearly distinct people who should not
>>> be confused.
>>
>> We've been married almost 45 years , whaddaya want me to call her ,
>> my Child Bride ?
>>
>
>If you have children together, then she truly is a mama, right?

You wife's also your neighbour's neighbour, but that's no reason for
you to call her "neighbour".