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What do you call your mother-in-law?

And what does your daughter-in-law call you?

Just wondering. I call M-I-L nothing, as she will never be "mom" to me (she never liked me from day 1), and my brother-in-law thinks she will have an attack if I call her by her first name.

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Re: What do you call your mother-in-law?

First MIL i was still young, in my 20's - i called her both Mom and by her 1st name interchangebly. My current MIL (not actually married to s/o) - i call her by her 1st name and we have a very open & good relationship. I've been lucky w/ MILs.

No daughter- or son-in-law, but my s/o's son calls me by my first name and also his "bonus Mom" {#emotions_dlg.wub} .

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Re: What do you call your mother-in-law?

Mom.

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Re: What do you call your mother-in-law?

My MIL wanted me to call her Mom. I could not, so never called her anything.

Our DIL calls us by our first names when she is addressing us. (our choice)

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Re: What do you call your mother-in-law?

I never had a MIL Both my husbands lost their Moms at a young age. I had a FIL from my first marriage and I called him Mr D.... He never asked me to call him anything else so I just went with that. My stepchildren's spouses call me by my first name.

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Re: What do you call your mother-in-law?

I call my in-laws Mom and Dad.

If my mom is there, I'll call my MIL by her first name to distinguish them.

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Re: What do you call your mother-in-law?

I called her mom.....

My DIL calls me grandma....or by my first name....she has never called me mom....though we have a good relationship.......

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Re: What do you call your mother-in-law?

I called my M-I_L by her first name and my hubby calls my parents by their first names

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Re: What do you call your mother-in-law?

I called my MIL Mrs..... I have 5 daughters-in-law and they all call me by my first name or Nannie which is perfectly fine with me.

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Re: What do you call your mother-in-law?

My MIL is deceased, but I used to just call her by her first name.

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