Do you refer to your spouses parents as Mom and Dad?
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ANSWERS: 68
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Nah -- it's "Mike" and "Linda" (and "Jinx" and "Julie" -- ain't blended families wonderful?); though, truth be told, I prefer spending time with my mother-in-law to visitng my own mother!
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No, but I call his grandparents, "grandma" and "grandpa." He doesn't even call his dad "dad", he calls him Bob.
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I call my mother in law Mom, but I have a wierd thing about calling my father in law dad or daddy. She insists that I do, but I call my own Daddy , Daddy, and I don't even call my step dad daddy. Only Dad, and only when talking about him. Otherwise I call hin by his name, so generally, I refrain from calling my father in law anything. I refer to him as "your dad" when talking to my husband, and find ways around it when talking to others. It is silly I know, because I feel like they are parents, but I just cannot bring myself to call another man "Daddy"
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My sister calls her in-laws mom and dad.
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No, I call my mil by her first name
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I call mine mumsy & daddio :)
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No, I never did when I was married. I never really talked to my father-in-law if I could avoid it, and my mother-in-law I always called by her first name.
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Yes because they treat me like family & with respect. I couldn't have been luckier having the in-laws that I have. My mom is dead & my dad lives in NC (I live in FL).
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No, they're Brian, Cheryl (his dad's wife) and Debbie (his mom) But his grandparents are Grandma and Grandpa, and his uncles are Uncle Brad, Uncle Rob and... Randy's just Randy. He's the youngest, and him and my husband were closer to brothers than uncle and nephew.
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Growing up my parents always called their inlaws dad and mom, so I assumed when I got married I would also. But my inlaws are - how shall I say this - "different" and it would make them uncomfortable if I called them dad and mom.
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Mother and Father works well from me
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Nope. My MIL doesn't speak English so why bother if I can't converse with her anyway?
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Nope.........just Gladys and James
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No, I already have a Mom who is great, I don't need another one. Besides my mother-in-law is not a very nice person, I don't think she deserves to have the honor of my mothers name.
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Nope, My mother-in-Law does not like to too much. Calling her Mom would just being very very weird.
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Not initially they need to get to know you. And they will bring it up, you will gain their trust. But if you are not comfortable with it don't do it. Cross that stream when you get to it.
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Great question. I'm divorced and the outlaws are since deceased, but I could never bring myself to say mom and dad. Mr. and Mrs. didn't seem right either, so it was normally "Hey, how are YOU doing". Never called them by their first names. Strange now that I think about it, but then again, I call guys I've known since I was a kid Mr.
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Never met my father in law..but my mother in law...I honestly try to avoid even saying her name..so it's like hi how are you? kindda thing but I fing it hard to communicate with her...I normally tell my hubby.. ask your mom? instead. It is more like debra in everybody likes raymon.
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my mom did - now that they're divorced she still does. they asked her too. and with their relationship it works out fine. i'm not married, but i have some women that are HUGE parts of my life, and i call them mom too. my real mother knows these women well and knows their value in my life.
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no, I called them by their first names...
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No. They aren't my folks.
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Since my wife hasn't talked to them in 8 years, I really don't refer to them at all.
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No, I call them by their first names. I know a lot of people do that, but for me that's always seemed weird. I only have called my own parents mom and day. And my partner refers to my mom and stepdad by their first names as well.
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No I never did, I called them by their first names. Now they have passed and no regrets at all. Mom and Dad were always my parents.
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You should ask them what they prefer for you to call them. Since they are older, it would be respectful of you to ask them. Trust me, they will appreciate it.
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Yeah ...I used to :-)
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I did yes.
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I think of them as mom and dad, I love them. I call them by thei first names out of respect to my own parents.
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They're gone now but i used to call them by their first names.. My husband called my mother Ma.
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I call them by their prison numbers. That's all that's allowed ;-P
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Mom and dad were my parents. I always called my in laws by their names with a "Dear" before them. MIL: Dear Etty FIL: Dear Bobby Regards.
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My MIL refers to herself as my "Mamma" but I'm not comfortable calling her that. I call my in-laws by their first names, out of respect for my own parents if nothing else. Not that there is anything wrong with calling your in-laws mom and dad, it's just not something I'm comfortable doing.
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NO. I call them by their first name. I have my own parents who earned that term of endearment through years of raising me. There was a time though I did call his mother "mom" and she used that as an excuse to tell me everything that was wrong with me "her daughter". I call her Betty now so she will know we are both adult women who should respect each other's boundries.
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No, i call them by their names x3
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I always called them by their first names! My husband called my mother Ma.
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Yeah I do because they have been there for me since my husband have started dating and they have treated me like I was alway family better then my family ever treated me.
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Why would I call them that? Never did-but they both died to death so now I don't call them anything.
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Noooooo, and never. We are on a first name basis at thier request, at first I was a little offended that they distanced themselves from me, but after getting to know them I prefer it this way.
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I called them by their names, never mom & dad.
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ABSOLUTELY NOT! I refer to them more as, him and her, because sometimes... Pronouns are nicer than verbs!
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Yes! I often call them "Grammy" and "Pop-pop" too, but when the little ones aren't around, I do call them Mom and Dad. I sometimes use their first names too, specially to get their attention. I have not, however, EVER called my parents that. Mine remain "Mommy" and "Daddy" when the kiddos aren't around, and "Mutti" and "Grandfather" when they are.
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While my wife and I were dating I referred to them as Mr. and Mrs. After we were married, I decided on my own to call them by their first names regardless of whether they wanted me to or not. I'm a freaking adult for crying out loud! hey let neighbors and practically strangers call them by their first names and they don't have the scruples to let their own son-in-law do the same? Kinda feels like a snub to me.
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I did, until I was told that I wasn't their daughter and that the title mom and dad was supposed to be used only by their actual children. It's sad, really.
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I call them by their first names.
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yes i call them mom and dad. for me, its a sign of respect to them. after all, youre part of their family.
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naaa I call them by their first names
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No...I hardly ever see them one live in Oaklahoma and the other lives pretty close but has never really seemed to be that involved in my husbands life. Now my husband calls my parents Mom and Dad because they treat him just like he is their biological son.
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Some, but even after 25+ years I'm uncomfortable doing it. My own daughter is "forcing" her husband of 1 year to call me "mom". He's obviously uncomfortable doing it and I'm a little uncomfortable being called it.
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I use their names
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No I have only one mom and one dad, that is used only for them.
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I call them by their first names and then for fun add their middle names.............
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my sister does and its SOOOO annoying
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no, he doesnt talk to his parent----whew, I got off the hook on this one....lucky me
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No I call them by name
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No. Those titles belong to the best ones a person could have..... My Mom & Dad! :-)
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Yes, but in Italian.
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I call them by their first names.
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Mine have passed away but when we talk about them we refer to them as Mami and Papi.
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Eeeeeewwww no that is so wrong, I don't even call my own parents mom and dad : )
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In my first marriage, I called them by their first names. In my current marriage, I've never met my wife's parents, and I don't think I even know their names (or even if they're still alive or not).
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mmm... I'm still wondering whether to do it or not??? (recently married)
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No I don't.
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Yes. I love my inlaws.
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Good question....No I don't!!!
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Not exactly... I refer to them as Mr. Marsh and The Crazy bitch from Christian town.
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No, they never asked me to. Myself and my sisters-in-law call her by her first name.
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Nope, they're dead.
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My parents are máthair and athair. My in laws are madre and... john and heather
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