Kay in Cal Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 My younger ds calls me "mama"... I didn't teach him that, he chose it on his own. He calls my dh "daddy". Similarly, my older ds usually calls me Kay, though now that his brother is getting older he'll sometimes call me "mama" too. I guess everyone else calls me Kay, so made sense to call me by name--he did even as a toddler. Calls my dh by his first name all the time. We did try when he was 1 and 2 to get him to call us mommy and daddy, but it never stuck. He's just an individualist, I guess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 I'm mommy over here! I've always wanted to be called Mommy. I'm sure that it will change as the kids grow, but I want to be Mommy as long as possible. I really dont like the term "Mom" or "Mother"....I prefer to be "Mama" if the kids want to use something other than Mommy when they get older. I call my mom Mama and always have. DH is Daddy to the kids. I still call my dad Daddy as well. As for referring to each other, if we are talking with the kids in the conversation I will refer to my husband as Daddy. I dont actually call him Daddy, but only use it when talking to the kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 My 3.5 year old calls me "Mommy" or "Mama," depending on her mood. I was raised in and still live in New Jersey -- NOT a real "Mama" region, but I lived in Missouri for years and was suitemates in college with someone from Little Rock, Arkansas. :001_smile: She used to get on the phone and say, "Hello, Mama! Hello, Daddy! How y'all doooooooooin'?" and I would just CRACK UP. And then I would get on the phone and call my family in New Jersey, and she would listen to me switch to my East Coast accent in the first 5 seconds and CRACK UP. We had a lot of fun with it. I miss those days and I miss Missouri, too. Well, here in New Jersey, I don't really no ANYONE whose children say "Mama," but we like it and my daughter doesn't know any better! :D When we were listening to the Little House in the Big Woods and Little House on the Prairie CDs last month, my daughter took to calling me "Ma" and my husband was "Pa." :thumbup: We loved it, but that has faded out a bit. My husband is basically "Daddy" at this point. I put "other" for him, also, because sometimes he gets called "Dada." But, hey, we have 18 month old twins -- :D:D -- so what do you expect? Mama, Dada, Pop Pop, and my mother (Grammy) gets something that sounds like "Yammy." Cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanie Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 My kiddos call me mom, mommy, momma, and their new fave is mommykins. Everyone in the family has kins after their names...mommykins, daddykins, nannykins....you get it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne J Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 I used to be mommy to both of mine, but after a viewing of The Land Before Time, I became mother. I know most people find it overly formal, and even snotty, but I kinda like it. I thought it'd wear off in time, but so far it hasn't. I'm also mama when they REALLY want something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyWImom Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 They call me mom, I miss the good old days of mommy and mamma. Jet That's how I would feel, but I won't let them call me mom-it would mean they aren't little anymore! My ds calls me Mama, and my dd does too, although for some reason last year she also started calling me Mommy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Mostly "Mom", but a lot of "Mama" and occasionally "Mommy". And, well, "Abbey", from time to time. (*Usually* they don't address me as "Abbey", but will often refer to me as "Abbey" when speaking to others -- but both went through phases as toddlers when they called me by my name, and they occasionally revert to that for a moment.) As long as they're saying it sweetly, I don't much mind which name they use. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanie Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 I'm momma, mommy, mom, just don't call me mother! That grates on my nerves! It's funny you say that b/c dd8 called me mother,and all I could think of was mommy dearest! I was ready to break out the old wire hanger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted June 22, 2008 Author Share Posted June 22, 2008 However, when I am teasing/chiding my kids for not responding, I model a "Yes, Mother Dearest" for them. I model "Yessir!" for them. Gets 'em giggling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted June 22, 2008 Author Share Posted June 22, 2008 . . . I became mother. I know most people find it overly formal, and even snotty, but I kinda like it. I kind of like it, too, and I think it would be my second choice after mama. It brings to mind Charlotte Mason's era, and children hanging on mother's apron strings, or snuggled up to her while she does cross stitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Hood Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 I love being being called mommy. I am not ready to leave that. I've tried to get them to call me Queen Mom, but they just laugh at me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAR120C Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 both went through phases as toddlers when they called me by my name, and they occasionally revert to that for a moment.) As long as they're saying it sweetly, I don't much mind which name they use. ;) DS went through that phase... and everyone said it was just a phase... but it's been 7 years now... LOL One year at camp he made a little ceramic bowl and painted "mom" on it... I was so excited, and pointed it out and he said "I couldn't spell Erica". *sigh* But as you say, if he's saying it sweetly I don't really mind. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WagsWife Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 I do that... I thought most people did? I don't do it if I'm having a private conversation with him, but if one of the kids wants to know something, I'll often say (in front of the kids)... "Dad, do you want to go to the store with us?" or, he'll sometimes say (always in front of, and relating to the kids) things like: "Mom, could you get a change of clothes for _______?" I *would* probably think it was strange if he called me that on the phone, or in a conversation that didn't relate somehow to the kids. Even then, it's always with the kids present... as though we're including their voice in the conversation somehow. We do this as well. Like you, it is only if we are asking something on behalf of the kids. Its not like we go around saying "Hey Daddy, you wanna go make out?", or "Mommy, could you hand me a clean pair of boxers." THAT would be creepy :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WagsWife Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 My girls have always called us Mommy and Daddy...until they got older...then it is just Mom and Dad. I still have one who calls me Mommy...and I dread the day she stops :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 My oldest calls me Mom, DD varies between Mom, Mooooooom (with eye roll of course) and mama, the youngest 2 call me mama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5kidsforME Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Mommy and Mom, rarely Mama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmy Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 They call me mama but as they get older it's migrating to mom. I am kind of holding on to mama cause I think of it as a baby thing but I will probably let them call me mom as they get older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaNY Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 My older dd is always making up names for her family members, for reasons that make no sense to anyone else. :001_smile: I inherited the name "Mammy", and so, since *my* name is "Mammy", her father's name became "Dammy". LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbac Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 We're mommy and daddy. Even though the kids are well past the age when that typically converts to mom and dad. They may refer to us as mom and dad when talking with friends, but they don't call us that. My parents were always mom and dad. Now, if it's in reference to dd's cat, then I'm grammy. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Mama, pronounced mu-MAH, pu-PAH for daddy. Me and my sibs called ours Mommy and Daddy but as grown ups, when it was for public consumption, some of us went to this "french-ish" pronunciation of Mama and Papa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Mama, pronounced mu-MAH, pu-PAH for daddy. Me and my sibs called ours Mommy and Daddy but as grown ups, when it was for public consumption, some of us went to this "french-ish" pronunciation of Mama and Papa. Yes, I know a woman who was raised in Switzerland (though her Mu-MAH was born in the US) and she pronounces it that way too. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdWTMer Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Actually our boys call us "MomDad" or "DadMom" - we're a single unit I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Mom, but like this: "MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*anj* Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Mom, but like this: "MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM" Does that rhyme with "BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM"? :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 You didn't mention "Dude" as a choice. :D Only joking, really! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2att Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Mine all call me "Mommy," even the 12-year-old. And dh is "Daddy." When they are talking to friends we are "Mom" and "Dad," though, and the 7-year-old has taken to calling us that more often lately. He's also been known to say things like "your husband" when telling me something about his dad, or "your daughter" when telling on his sister. I like being Mommy, though I suspect it won't last much longer. I figure when the oldest starts using Mom routinely, the others will follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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