What do you think about calling your mother/father-in-law "mother/father"?

They aren't so I don't.

I don't do it, nor think about it.

pappa & mamma, just joking...

I do because I am close to them and my sisters in law do. Plus they treat us all as if we were their children. I am lucky, don't have the mother in law from hell.

I hated calling my first mother-in-law "Mom", but that was what she wanted so I did it to make her happy even though it felt very un-natural for me. After I was divorced it felt SOOOOooooo good to only have to call her "Joyce" after that. My second in-laws got called by their first names, not Mom or Dad.

mum mom-in-law is a very nice person and cares about me, but i couldn't ever call her "mother"
in law or out of law, she's not my mother.

Both my step-son and his family, and my son's wife call me by my first name, and that is okay by me. I would hesitate to ask / demand that anybody call me by an honorific like Dad if they did not feel like it - it smacks of demanding respect that is reluctantly given, which in my view makes it false.

I don't think I could call a step-father or father-in-law "Dad" unless there was a real love between us. However, I haven't been in that situation.

call them by their first name.

They deserve .. and they are like father and mother.. but some time did not prove to be a good daughter or son..

Regards

I dunno if I can express but... I'll try

For being spouse's parents they deserve respect, care, love and acceptance. They are the people because of who you have the the person. Calling them mom/dad isn't a justified thing and it doesn't leave them short of respect. They deserve respect&love doesn't mean you call them mom/dad. Everyone has own unique parents; they should only call their parents as mom/dad.

My father and mother-in-laws are like my real parents, I do call them that and would do anything for them....

I call them by their first name. I would feel weird calling them mom & dad. Although my mom called my grandpa (her father in law) "pops" and that seemed normal to me and I think it would have been weird if she called him roy his real name... almost disrespectful.

My first husband called my parents "mom and dad"...because they acted more like parents to him, than his own did....

My second husband doesn't, but his mother doesn't "allow" son and daughter-in-laws to call her anything other than by her first name....(of course, we've all called her other names, under our breath..haha)

I, personally, wouldn't call anyone else mom or dad, other than my parents....it just doesn't feel comfortable to me....but, one of my daughter-in-laws calls me "mom"....and I love it....I think it's just a personal choice....

It wouldnt feel comfortable to me to call anyone but my real parent mom and dad, even if they were really nice.