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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have avoided directly addressing them for 10+ years now to not have to deal with what I should be calling them. More just make eye contact and say something. It's been working fine![/quote]

OP here.  :lol:  Yeah, I did that for a while as well, plus the Grandmom/Grandpop part (we had kids early in our marriage), until finally going to Mom & Dad.

Question to you - did your in-laws ever expressly ask you to call them anything in particular after you were married?[/quote]

It seems like you’re saying both that it’s weird to call your in-laws mom and dad but also that you’re expecting to be called mom and dad.

My kids are large teens, so approaching serious relationship age but not quite there yet. I haven’t given it much thought. I’m flexible so I'm Mrs. x, Larla, or Mom, I’m probably going to be cool with it.

My parents made fun of movies and tv shows that had adult kids calling their in-laws mom and dad. None of their sons in law wanted to call them mom and dad. As daughters, my sister and I don’t really relish calling them mom and dad.

My sister and her (husband’s brothers’ wives) SIL peers all use first names.

I was introduced to MIL on a first name basis. When she answered the phone, she said this is Larla. If she called me, she said “hi Larlette, this is Larla. May I speak to Larlo?” She signed cards “love Larla.” So I called her Larla. I found out years later she was offended that I didn’t call her Mrs. MIL. She and FIL were divorced and he either doesn’t care or doesn’t complain. I used first names with him because that’s how I was introduced.

Neither of my husband’s parents asked me to call them mom or dad, and I’d feel uncomfortable trying to introduce it. My parents have known his parents since childhood. I feel like it might be different when your families are friendly. [/quote]

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