what do your SIL's and DIL's call you?

alh
Wed, 17 Feb 2016 15:50:51 +0000

Oh well - in some areas of the south I’d be mama to the kids-in-law, and then big mama once I become a grandmother…

Our DIL calls us Mom and Dad, just like our sons do. She asked what to call us, and I told her whatever she pleased. However, she calls her parents Mom and Dad in their native language, and our son calls them that as well. Easy-peasy solution.

The other partners call us by our first names, as do all our kids’ friends. The local southern kids call me, “Miss MyFirstName” which is the custom here.

I kind of like the idea of being “Big Mama” but since both my kids’ grandmothers rejected that title, it’s not something they are familiar with and I doubt it’ll fly. I imagine I’ll be grandmama.