Mother in Law - what do you call her??

[Bethsmummy]

I do realise there could be some very interesting answers to the title of this thread, but what I'm meaning is do you call her "mum"?? Sits rather uncomfortable with me. I never did it & I was very close to my MiL but the title "mum" is reserved for only one person.

 

If your a divorcee did you call your MiL "mum" & now regret it. Just interested.

[barleycorn]

I call mine by her name. Would feel odd to call her mam. I do call my grandmother-in-law grandma though. It was at her request though and it always feel odd.

 

jb

[jane2008]

My O/H calls my Mum, Ma. I called his Mum by her name.

[SWOZsnr]

i called her the Wicked Witch of the West and still would do if i'd seen her at all in the last 10 years!!!! a nasty nasty women

[Bethsmummy]

I call mine by her name. Would feel odd to call her mam. I do call my grandmother-in-law grandma though. It was at her request though and it always feel odd.

 

jb

 

My sentiments exactly. I completely understand it shows a degree of respect to her & I also understand that you can grow amazingly close to a mother in law but the top & bottom of it is that you only have one mum.

[truman]

Always call mine "Mum"...she's a nice lady and has always treated me as a son...

[Mattenmurg]

I use her name.

 

I know someone who's son calls his MIL mum and she finds it a bit upsetting.

[medusa]

Jane

 

When I was married I had 2 MILs and they were called by their first names too. None of these ladies are my mother.

[Ms Macbeth]

I called my mother in law mum. My OH called my mum mother. In the 60s it somehow wouldn't have seemed appropriate to use their first names.

 

Our d-i-l calls me by my first name which I'm fine with unless we're with the grandchildren when everyone calls me granny or gran.

[Alien52]

I call her "the deceased"