Several years ago, I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard my co-worker refer to her mother-in-law as “Mrs. ‘Smith’. I thoughr that was little too formal for my liking. Can’t say I have ever heard any Yidden do that.
I called my in-laws “Mr. X*” and “Mrs. X” until my wedding day. After that, it was “Dad” and “Mom.”
The Wolf
* No, not “X.” You know what I mean. 🙂