are you calling your inlaws mom and dad?

Original post by Mich2585

Aug 08, 2008 11:45 AM

are you going to call you new in laws mom and dad? i know my in laws-to-be and they feel like its a respectful to call them mom and dad ... actually my parents feel the same way... i dont want to hurt their feelings ... it just feels weird!
but if it makes them happy I prob will!

What are you girls doing?

MrsDrinkh20 Posted: Aug 10, 2008 09:39 AM

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Brads parents have nicknames and liked to be called 'Drink' and 'MaDrink' (dont ask lol.) I will probably just stick with that...

WinterGrl09 Posted: Aug 10, 2008 09:42 AM

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Posted by MrsDrinkh20

Brads parents have nicknames and liked to be called 'Drink' and 'MaDrink' (dont ask lol.) I will probably just stick with that...

That's so cute!!!!

VickiR510 Posted: Aug 10, 2008 09:44 AM

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As of righ tnow i call FH's parents bytheir first names. It will take some getting used to, to call them Mom & Dad i mean really for 33 yrs i have had only 1 set of parents! lol I know it wont be that hard fo rme to do with thembecause they are so awesome i justthink its kinda weird. lol

browneyes Posted: Aug 10, 2008 10:50 AM

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yea this is a weird one. Its so hard to decided unless they tell you. I know my dad calls my moms mother mom n vis versa but my fh dad calls his wife mother by her first name so i dont know what to call them.. I might just have the FH ask them when im not around ... hehe

brookelovesjimbo Posted: Aug 10, 2008 10:54 AM

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i don't think i'd feel comfortable doing this, especially because FH isn't really that close with his dad. come to think of it, i don't think i've ever really addressed them by their first names either.

oy, im awkward

Camroy Posted: Aug 10, 2008 11:12 AM

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I don't know what I call them now. I try to avoid it. It feels awkward.

dazies1011 Posted: Aug 10, 2008 11:14 AM

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Im not, Im close with his mom but, I have a mom and had a dad. I call them by their first names and that is it.

Utterhappiness Posted: Aug 10, 2008 11:19 AM

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Well they have already started referring to themselves as Mom & Dad...
for example, this happened yesterday morning when I stopped over their house. I was talking to FDIL and he said, ' On Tuesday, Mom & I walked at JOnes Beach for 2 hours.' Then I was actually in a situation where I was stuck and didnt knwo what to refer to my FMIL as.. and I just went with it for the first time and said, ' where is mom now?'

Its funny though because we usally refer to each other as MIL, DIL , or DIL... Mom in law, Dad in Law, & Daughter in law...

Its cute, but they will never be my mommy & daddy

DinaAndRob Posted: Aug 10, 2008 11:27 AM

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I'm not sure yet....I love my Future in-laws but I don't know if I will feel uncomfortable calling them mom and dad

Deeglasser Posted: Aug 10, 2008 11:40 AM

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it depends... if they ask me to i will, i don't think i will just come out and say it. my FMIL has said things like, 'i have 2 daughters now!!!' and 'i'm not losing my son, i'm gaining a daughter!' and i've always called them by their first names... i guess i'll have to see!

Aristotelina Posted: Aug 10, 2008 12:14 PM

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I call them by their first names for now. Maybe after we get marrried I will call them Mother and Father or something else, but definitely not what I call my parents (Ma and Ba)

TaraVinny Posted: Aug 10, 2008 01:29 PM

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i haven't yet.

stephlovesseyi Posted: Aug 10, 2008 02:22 PM

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Yes only because in Nigerian tradition, its Madatory. So I call them Mummy (the say it like that) and Daddy. It does not feel weird.

xo-Zucca-xo Posted: Aug 10, 2008 09:42 PM

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This is an excellent poll. Thanks for posting!

I wish there were an alternate endearing name to call my parents-in-law. I understand that we are all becoming a family--and I'm really excited about that--but it's a difficult transition to call my in-laws by the same titles as my parents.

I know it would make my FMIL so happy if I called her mom (she's asked me to), but like I said, it will be strange at first. I do love her, but it will definitely take some getting used to.

kristentinnelly Posted: Aug 10, 2008 09:47 PM

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FMIL has already told me she would like it but said it was up to me and FFIL deosnt really care(hes a very laidback guy). It might take a little time to get used to it though

melcc83 Posted: Aug 10, 2008 09:51 PM

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thats exactly how I feel

shell1879 Posted: Aug 10, 2008 09:57 PM

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i call fmil by her first name i don't think i will ever call her mom.

my daughter calls her grandma(last name) or mrs. (last name)
FH kinda pushes her to call her grandma but i don't really mind either way.