MIL/FIL?

aliciacharlie · March 2011

Hi girls,

Just out of curiosity... what do you call your mother in law and father in law? Do you call them by their first names? Mom/dad? Something else?

TripleAubs · March 2011

I have known them for a little over four years now and am very comfortable calling them Mom and Dad (and DH does the same for my parents). When I first met them, I called them Aunty T--- and Uncle R--- because it is a cultural thing here to call anyone somewhat older than you that. Weird, I know. Once we got engaged, I started calling them Mom and Dad.

sld0618 · March 2011

I call mine by their first names. I probably will never call them mom/dad. FI's mom wasn't in his life early on and she is re-married. I would call them whatever you feel comfortable with! It could change over time where you want to call them mom/dad.

motoLyn · March 2011

I call my FMIL Mom, because I think I would butcher her name. Its Birgette, sounds like Beer-gite but there's in an inflection in there some where. I can't bring myself to call FFIL Dad so I call him by his first name Morten. Though when talking to FI's siblings I just say Dad. I'm not sure what my FI calls my parents, I think for my dad he just says Mr. "last name" and for mom well I haven't really heard him nor paid attention. But I agree with above go with what you are comfortable with.

breaness · March 2011

We call each other's parents by name.

We were best friends for a long time before we even started dating so I've always called his mom D---, and he's always called my parents J--- & J---, so switching at this point would be a little weird.

Tanq&Tonic · March 2011

Blah. I call them Mr. Lastname and Mrs. Lastname. Since the wedding, they keep correcting me and saying "no, it's Dad and Mom now". It totally weirds me out :P

breaness · March 2011

@ Tanq, I can't really wrap my head around calling them "Mom" and "Dad"

I keep thinking how much easier it will be when we have kids and they're just "grandma and grandpa" or "mom-mom and pop-pop"

richnikki · March 2011

I call my them "future mom" and "future dad". Fiance also has a stepdad that he calls Bob so I call him "future bob". Has a cool ring to it. Fiance calls my mom "future mom". My dad is a little intimidating so he just talks to him directly and never addresses him as anything.

breaness · March 2011

I love Future Bob

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kaesha · March 2011

Oh Tanq, that's super awkward! I could never do mum and dad to the ILs. That's just wrong; they aren't my parents and they didn't raise me TYVM. I call mine by first name.

ninja500 · March 2011

I call them by their first names, but sine the wedding, my mom and fil have the same birth date and he was calling my mom 29. So that's what I call him now.

carrieoz_76 · March 2011

I call them by their first names. I could see calling them Mom and Dad, but it's just not what I've done yet. H calls my mom Mom, which I think is sweet.

AKWinterBride · March 2011

This may sound mean, but I call them by their first names. I will never call them Mom and Dad, cause they aren't my Mom and Dad. If I didn't have my parents, it may be different, but I'm just not comfortable calling them anything but Pam and Mike!

jaymers99 · March 2011

is it bad that i just avoid addressing them altogether?! my husband doesn't even address his parents as mom or dad, so i'm not sure what to call them either.

aliciacharlie · March 2011

Thanks! I love all the answers! I'm glad I'm not the only one who isn't sure what to call them. I guess I'll figure it out as I go... =P

kimmykupcakes · March 2011

I call them FI's parents or by their first name. I'll never call them mom and dad.

NCSUWolfpack · March 2011

I call my FI's parents by their first names...I don't think I could ever call them mom or dad...it wouldn't feel right...I've only got one mommy and daddy

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