What do you call ILs?

policewife08

I never refer to DH's family as my in-laws during conversation.  They are always Rich's dad...Rich's sister...  And I call them by their names like FIL is Rick not dad.

I sometimes think that it is probably a little rude.  Like I don't want to claim them in any way as part of my family.  But DH is the same way with my family.

How do you refer to ILs?  

Ashleysred

Timm's mom/dad/sister in law.  I never say my brother in law blahty, blah.  And I call them their names to their face.

Wendells

To their faces?  Their first names. 

To others....MIL, FIL, etc. 

niuchick21

policewife08:

I never refer to DH's family as my in-laws during conversation.  They are always Rich's dad...Rich's sister...  And I call them by their names like FIL is Rick not dad.

 

This to a T.  It's always BJ's mom, BJ's step dad etc.  I rarely, if ever, say my mother in law or whatever.  I'm not sure if it's rude, but I don't really like most of them anyway so....

dani_girl08

I refer to them the same way.  My ILs would be soooooo weirded out if I called them mom or dad!  

nataliejp519

It depends who I'm talking too...if I'm talking to someone who knows Jordan's parents/brother I say Jordan's mom or dad, etc.  If, for example, I am talking co-worker who has never met them I say my mother/father/brother-in-law.  

Too their faces I called them by their first names.  Up until we got married I called his parents Mr. and Mrs. _____.  Then once we were married I decided heck, I'm just going to call them by their first names.  Jordan's parents, more specifically his mom, are very traditional.  

Mrs.Gale920

Wendells:

To their faces?  Their first names. 

To others....MIL, FIL, etc. 

this!

Buttercup29

Wendells:

To their faces?  Their first names. 

To others....MIL, FIL, etc. 

ditto.

natalee215

Wendells:

To their faces?  Their first names. 

To others....MIL, FIL, etc. 

Same here.  Bri & I both think it's weird to call each others parents mom and dad. 

katers1279

Buttercup29:

Wendells:

To their faces?  Their first names. 

To others....MIL, FIL, etc. 

ditto.

Me too

CanadianBride84

To their faces, their names.  I call his dad and step mom their names when I talk to people that know who they are, but it is always his mother when it comes to his mom.