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Wednesday, October 23, 2013   When the treats are very small,
kids take more than one, but when in doubt, they should know to
ask.  The etiquette of What to call my husband's mom?
Neighborhood trick-or-treat manners. Handling ghouling family
members and wearing white in October? All haunting topics into
Didi Lorillard at NewportManners.com this week before Halloween.
Don't call me mom  Dear Didi,  What do I call my mother-in-law?
Mother B, mom, Mother Alice? Now that her son and I are married
after a three-year courtship and many delicious meals at her
house, do I still say, "Mrs. Brown," or call her what my husband
calls her, which is mom? L.B., Manhattan  Dear L.B.,  It would
be best to ask her. Actually, it is your in-laws who should be
asking you to call them by their first name. She's not your mom,
so don't call her that unle