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How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

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MSeid
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How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

Do you say "mom" and "dad" because I didn't in my holiday card and my MIL confronted me about it. I hope she doesn't think I am calling them mom and dad.

Posted 12/14/05 11:31 AM
 
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iffer042373
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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

I call them all by there first name

I say them all cuz FH parents are divorced and remarried so he has a step mother and a step father

Posted 12/14/05 11:47 AM
 

CathyB

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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

I try to avoid calling them anything, but in cards I write Mom and Dad since it's from DH too. MIL told me she'd like it if I called her mom, but I just can't.

Now that we have a baby I just say Grandma or Grandpa, it makes it much easier. Chat Icon

Posted 12/14/05 12:37 PM
 

Sweetpea130000
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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

I used Pop and Pat, what DH calls them (Pat is FIL's girlfriend)

I call him Joe usually but refer to him as Pop.

Posted 12/14/05 1:09 PM
 

Marcie
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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

Mom & Dad

Posted 12/14/05 1:09 PM
 

Leon29
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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

Mom and Dad.

Posted 12/14/05 1:17 PM
 

DjPiLL

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Richard

Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

Posted by MSeid

Do you say "mom" and "dad" because I didn't in my holiday card and my MIL confronted me about it. I hope she doesn't think I am calling them mom and dad.




Simple.

I have my wife address them. Chat Icon

Posted 12/14/05 1:21 PM
 

capricorn75
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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

Posted by sarahsmommy

I try to avoid calling them anything, but in cards I write Mom and Dad since it's from DH too. MIL told me she'd like it if I called her mom, but I just can't.

Now that we have a baby I just say Grandma or Grandpa, it makes it much easier. Chat Icon



I could've written this exactly!!

Posted 12/14/05 1:23 PM
 

oneday
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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

DH writes out the cards to his family, so he writes Mom and Dad, but I call them that anyway, so that is what I would write.

Posted 12/14/05 1:57 PM
 

Kelly9904
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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

I call them mom and dad so thats what I write in cards.

Posted 12/14/05 1:58 PM
 

pkashansky
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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

thats an interesting question. I call my inlaws by their first names but if i were to write them a letter, card, note etc... I would write Hi, or start my sentence. I do that alot in emails. As far as cards, I make my DH do it!

Posted 12/14/05 2:22 PM
 

Shelly
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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

Well I don't send out holiday cards, but I would only write mom and dad if DH was singing it. If I would write something, I would address them by their names. I call my inlaws by their first names. I only have one mom and had one dad and no matter who I marry, that won't change. I love my in laws, but they aren't MY parents, so why should I call them mom and dad. JMO.

Posted 12/14/05 2:32 PM
 

Tanaholic
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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

I use Mom and Dad b/c I sign them from me and DH. But I call them by their names in person.

Posted 12/14/05 4:05 PM
 

monkeybride
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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

Mom and Dad, I did it this way as soon as we were engaged. DH and I send one card from both of us for all occasions so it would be wierd to write anything else but I do call them mom and dad.

Posted 12/14/05 5:43 PM
 

CAJ
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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

I leave the top of the card blank!

Posted 12/14/05 5:51 PM
 

BaroqueMama
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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

I write Mom and Dad ONLY because JT's name is at the bottom, as well. If it was just a card from me, I would use their first names. I will never, ever in my life call them mom and dad. NEVER EVER.

Posted 12/14/05 6:16 PM
 

chris
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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

I avoid calling them anything however in cards I will write mom and dad because I feel like it is also coming from DH.

Posted 12/14/05 8:25 PM
 

nrthshgrl
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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

Posted by sarahsmommy

Now that we have a baby I just say Grandma or Grandpa, it makes it much easier. Chat Icon



Same here. They introduced themselves using their first names - something I didn't get used to until the 3rd year. I would just avoid calling them anything.

If I was writing a card out back then, I woudlnt' have put their name in the card & left the envelope blank or addressed it to Mr. & Mrs. LastName to mail.l

Posted 12/14/05 10:38 PM
 

neenie

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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

Posted by sarahsmommy

I try to avoid calling them anything, but in cards I write Mom and Dad since it's from DH too.



same here!

i get along Great with them- i just dont know what to call them... i think i've actually 'called' them by a name or some sort of label *maybe* 3 times since DH and i have been together Chat Icon

Posted 12/14/05 10:43 PM
 

FireIslandLove

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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

Mom - Card and in person. FIL passed away, but of course he would have been Dad.

Posted 12/14/05 10:47 PM
 

Ellie
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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

Since DH and I got married, I call his parents Mom & Dad, so I either address cards to them as Mom & Dad or Yaya & Papou (sp?) greek for Grandma & Grandpa.....

but with my ex husbands parents, it was always Mr. & Mrs. ____ !

Posted 12/14/05 11:36 PM
 

Diane
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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

Mom & Dad...but dont call them that.

Posted 12/15/05 7:44 AM
 

VickiC
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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

Posted by Kelly9904

I call them mom and dad so thats what I write in cards.



Me too.
Even if I didn't call them Mom & Dad I'd write that since the card would be from DH as well.

Posted 12/15/05 8:20 AM
 

NovemberSue
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Susan

Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

Mom & Dad and sign with DH's name first. I don't call them that though. I call them grandma and grandpa now that we have a child. Before that it was just "Hey, how are you?"Chat Icon

Posted 12/15/05 3:54 PM
 

JodiBabe
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Re: How do you address your MIL and FIL in cards?

Mum & Pop

I ADORE THEM!!!!!!!

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Posted 12/16/05 6:07 PM
 
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