what do you call your in-laws?

I definitely call them all by their first names. None of them were my mother or father. I actually grew up without a father so would never call any man Dad!!! And I could never see myself close enough to the inlaws to even consider calling them anything but their first names. I am sure there are those who are super close to their inlaws enough so that they may call them Mom or Dad. But that's just not my cup of tea!!!

Me personally, I've known my husband's family for years and was told to call them mom and dad after just a short time of knowing my husband. Mind you he and I were just friends for a few years before we began dating, but I was still a part of the family. I've always called them mom and dad and feel very comfortable. As for anyone else - if you and your inlaws are comfortable, then do it. Not all inlaws want to be called mom and dad. Some prefer to be called by their first names. Find out what's the most comfortable for you all - not what others do.

It varies. Sometimes I call them mom and dad and sometimes by their names. It varies even when I'm just talking about them not to them. I don't really know why.

I call my parents in law in the same manner my husband call them. My hubby call them mommy and daddy, so I call my MIL mommy and my FIL daddy, it is also that way they are called by my kids. I also call my father and mother as daddy and mommy and that is how my hubby and kids call them too. To differentiate us from our parents which way to call by our kids, they call us papa and mama. I started calling my inlaws as daddy and mommy right after we got married.

I'm not married yet, but I have a really hard time figuring out what to call my fiance's dad. You see, they have the same name (his dad is a Jr. and my fiance is the 3rd), and it seems kinda weird to call them both the same name. I'm not sure that I will ever call my fiance's parents mom and dad. That just seems kinda odd to me. But I'll have to figure out what to call his dad. :)

I try not to talk to mine as much as possible. I don't like them at all. When I have to talk to them, it's by their 1st name. But I'd like to call them a swear word.

My, how times have changed. Do you remember when everyone older than you was addressed by Mr. or Mrs.? I try so very hard to get my kids to do that with their friends' parents but some of the parents turn around and say, "Call me [name]". This kind of bothers me. My daughter's soccer coach said she could call him "Coach" or "Chris" at soccer but at school or church she had to call him Mr.... I expect the only time my kids will call an adult Mr. or Mrs. is a teacher or the parent of a boyfriend. They have, on occasion, used that address with neighbours upon my insistence and without resistence from the neighbours. I think it is a matter of respect for your elders. However I think part of the change has to do with couples living together without marrying, or second marriages with parents having different last names from their children. My younger just doesn't call them anything at all. My brother met his wife in the 60's. She called my parents Mr. and Mrs. until they had children and then she called them Grandma and Grandpa. When my first husband was at a family gathering and called my mother by her first name, my sister-in-law flipped. I do believe she now calls my parents by their first name. My husband grew up surrounded by relatives. There were no Mr. and Mrs. Everyone in his town was related to one another in some way or another. So everyone was called by their first name. So he calls my parents by their first name and I call his parents by their first name, and always have. I remember a friend of my mother who used to call the house when I was a teenager. Since my mother always spoke to me about her by using her first name, I thought of her that way. When she called she would say, "Hello, it's Mrs. Taylor." I would turn around and yell, "Mom, Alice is on the phone." LOL! By the way, my father passed away last year but for the sake of this discussion I referred to "my parents".

I use to call my inlaws by there first names and felt very bad when I heard them tell my brother in law that he could call them mom and dad~ since they never told me that I could call them that. Now that the kids are here, we all call them grandma and grandpa.

I was never comfortable calling my inlaws "Mom or Dad" ...when i first started dating their son i called them Mr and Mrs ...when we got engaged my Mother-In_ Law said call me Anne and I did and i never called them Mom or Dad ... ToriaT

Born a southern girl, I was raised to address all adults as either Mr. or Miss firstname,last name, or whatever you were to call them. I call my mother-in-law Miss "First Name". We are not close enough for me to refer to her as " Mommy" as her now adult children do.I don't feel comfortable doing that. With the birth of our children, I added "Granny" to my repertoire. She introduced me as her son's wife for a while. Then in the last two years or so of our 10 yr relationship she began to refer o me as her daughter in law. We are still developing our bond, so maybe one day we may find that comfort zone. But for now I stick with Granny and Miss First Name, and she calls me by my name or darlin'

I think it all depends on your relationship with them and the type of people you all are. For instance, my husband calls my parents Mom and Dad. They call him Son. Obviously they are comfortable and close to him. I, on the other hand, call my husband's parents by their names. I really don't think I will ever call them Mom or Dad, as we are definetely not close. They have never made me feel like a part of the family, and if they were my parents they would have. So, like I said, it all depends on your relationship with them. Hope this helps!

I still call my in laws by their names. I have a mother and a father, and they have earned that title through a lot of patience, love, trust, and understanding. I honestly think it will take a lot of time before I can call my husband's parents "mom and dad", if ever. Its a cute thing to do, and nice if youre really close to them, but its not for me. I suppose it all depends on the family that you married in to.