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what my dad called his mom.
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SO you think that your mom actually replaced her mother (your nani) when she decided to call your dadi, ammi (or whatever your dad called her)?
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TLK like your approach, I call my begums folks what she calls them i.e. mom and dad, and she calls my parents what I call them .. ammi and abbu.
she has decided however not to partake in my nicknames for ammi and abbu which are
mumzy-wumzy, and abuudaddypapaman..
although she has picked up on something I have been doing since childhood to get mums attention..
it goes like this
ammi
ammimi
ammimimi
ammimimimi
ammimimimimi
and keeps increasing until she answers..
sadly she finds it funny when begum does it
your truly however still gets a chappat..sheesh
diff people have diff approaches though, begum’s behnoi calls the inlaws bhai and bhabhi..
^
Hahaha, when in little naughty mood, my wife calls my mom, mother in lock, and my mom loves it. .. hehehe ..
Maybe your wife's behnoi was in habit of calling his MIL/FIL ...Bhabhi/Bhai, from before he got married.
SO you think that your mom actually replaced her mother (your nani) when she decided to call your dadi, ammi (or whatever your dad called her)?
hah NO. but still. i guess u should only say it when you mean it.
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You can start saying it first before you start meaning it ...
i call mine sir and madam cause they are not even deservant of being called uncle and aunty too
actually most ppl in my social circle call their in laws ammi abbu… so i dont think its gotta do with young couples.. just a comfort call i guess 
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I would go for ammi (already started practising:hinna:). I have a mum yes and no one can take her place but the MIL is also a mother. A mother to a person who I want to spend my life with. To gain respect, you should also offer it.
I think aunty/uncle is too impersonal. Anyone who is older than us and is ‘apna’ automatically gets to become an aunty/uncle and that is not befitting someone who is a close relation.
TLK like your approach, I call my begums folks what she calls them i.e. mom and dad, and she calls my parents what I call them .. ammi and abbu.
she has decided however not to partake in my nicknames for ammi and abbu which are mumzy-wumzy, and abuudaddypapaman..
ahhh man X2 i can't believe therez someone else who calls their dad abbu daddy ... i get picked on alot for doing that ... but it still sure is awesomeee lol and i can't help but doin that
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I call them my personal ATM machines.
the man who invented jahez was a genius.
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^hahahhahaha
nice joke.
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lol at samb.
Although it was hard in the begining, but once i started calling my PIL as ammi abbu, i felt more closer to them. Hubs also calls my parents ammi abbu.
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I call my PILs ammi and abbu...he calls my parents auntie and uncle.
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When my dad passed away, I knew no one could ever take his place and that I would never have the strength to call someone else Aboo.. since I used to call his mom khala jee, I continued to do so and his father became baba jee (because thats what his grandchildren call him and I like it too) however, my husband calls my mother Ammi.
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my hubby’s father isnt in this world anymore but i call his mother ammi and he calls my parents aunty and uncle 
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I call my mother in law ammi. My father in law passed away many years ago. My husband calls my parents ammi and abbu.
We all call our MIL Ammi...but the husbands all call our moms Aunty and Uncle.
haha thats exactly what I've seen in my family....I called my in-laws Aunty and Uncle before we got engaged because we were family friends, but right after my engagement, I started calling them what my husband calls them. that was taboo for my extended family, have you guys seen that? Is it wrong to call them Ammi/Abbu if you're engaged and not married?
My husband calls my parents Aunty and Uncle....my dad did the same with my Nana and Nani.
^ that is unfair.
I know that if your MIL/FIL were you real aunty/uncle like chachi/chacha, khalaa/khaloo, then it makes sense. Otherwise I think calling them Mom/Dad brings you closer to each other.
I so beg to differ. What's in the name? I would rather have my husband respect my parents with heart then to just "show" his respect with such titles.
Honestly, such things shouldnt be made complusory from either of the partner. It's great if your partner feels he/she wants to address your parents the same way you do but its not something that should be made to do, it shud be felt from within.