When the larger group gets together, they let everyone know about the event through a text chain, which they have declined to include me in. I feel like the larger group of women look at me as a friend of the other two women. They’re always friendly when I see them, and when I invite the larger group to an event hosted by my church or civic organization, many of them will come. They act like it’s no big deal and that the more they include me, the more likely it is that the larger group will eventually include me. Am I able to use Smith Family even if the wife/mom does not use that surname?

Source: Daily Sun December 29, 2025 06:30 UTC