This is a trick I had to pick up a while ago.
Very useful
My dad…Dad…
My mom
Mom…
Capitalize names of relationships only when they are a part of or a substitute for a person’s name. (Often this means that when there is a modifier, such as a possessive pronoun, in front of such a word, we do not capitalize it.)
“Let’s go visit Grandmother today.”
“Let’s go visit my grandmother today.”
Jessica Marie Baumgartner 