How do you like to be called IRL?
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Topic: How do you like to be called IRL?
Posted By: busymum
Subject: How do you like to be called IRL?
Date Posted: 03 October 2008 at 6:59pm
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This is what I thought Becks was going to ask LOL
What do you like other children to call you? I'm not too fussed, I get called a mix of Teresa and Mrs Teresa. -------------  |
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 03 October 2008 at 7:05pm
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I get called Becks, and I am happy with that. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 03 October 2008 at 7:06pm
Most kids call me Jo or Jojo. I love that I have an easy shortened name as my little sisters kids said my name first (even before their parents) and Michaela said Mum first - I feel pretty special, I'm obviously the most important adult in their lives  .-------------  
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 03 October 2008 at 7:07pm
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I also get Andrew's mummy as well ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 03 October 2008 at 7:11pm
Christy. Thats it. Even Keira calls me by my real name  ------------- 
 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 03 October 2008 at 7:37pm
| My friends kids cant speak yet but I get referred to as Aunty Nikki and I always refer to friends as Aunty. I was brought up calling close friends of mum aunty and other peoples mums Mrs so and so. I guess I'd like tom to learn that kind of respect....it seems to be lacking these days. |
Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 03 October 2008 at 7:40pm
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Liz. At kids church a few of the other teachers get called Mrs, Miss or Mr (as in, Mrs Liz) but it doesn't feel right to me... mainly I think cos the kids are my friends kids anyway and they're not gonna call me Mrs Liz when they see me at their house lol. I'd find it weird anyway. So yeah, just by my first name.
I'm used to Mrs ____ cos I'm a teacher, so that's my whole other identity ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: kakapo
Date Posted: 03 October 2008 at 8:13pm
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Anna. I don't think many kids even know my surname. Hehe, one of my nieces called me "Naughty Anna" for about three years ...she just couldn't figure out how to say "Aunty". And toddlers often mistakenly call me Nana (not so keen on that name just yet lol). |
Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 03 October 2008 at 8:15pm
lol same 
I'm Anna or Aunty (for our friend's son - our friend is Samoan and they call all friends/family 'Aunty' and 'Uncle' with no name after) Oh and there was one little person who called me Nana today cause she was getting it confused with Anna lol ------------- My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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arohanui wrote:Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 03 October 2008 at 8:27pm
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All of Nyahs school friends call me Mel, same with Conors...
My friends kids mainly call me Aunty... and my goddaughter calls me Aunty Mel. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: Bubbaloo
Date Posted: 03 October 2008 at 8:52pm
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I get called Danni by my mates and in laws, Aunty by my neices and nephew. My family call me Danielle which I hate but guess thats what their used to. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  Was danni-chick Mum to James My Angel 28/07/08 |
Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 03 October 2008 at 9:38pm
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I get called "Hey" from DH. He hardly ever calls me by my name. Only when he's really asking for my attention. It seems really weird when he actually says my name.
My parents & siblings call me "Nouska", my BIL's & SIL call me Noshy or Noush. I used to hate Noushy when I was younger, but now it doesn't bother me. Sometimes my dad calls me Noushky Noush, which I think is cute. And most of my close friends, and ones who've known me for years call me Noush.
My nieces & nephew (one is too young to speak yet) call me Aunty Nouska. Always leave off the "A" at the start.
The kids call me Mum!
ETA: sorry I didn't read your post correctly, I sort of just read the title, then everyone else's response. ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 03 October 2008 at 9:49pm
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Ann - by most. kids friends call me Ann... well everyone does... lol
At work a couple of ladies call me Annie - I don't really like to be called that (makes me feel inferia or something) but they are nice people and I know they don't mean it that way so I just put up with it. ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: Candkids
Date Posted: 03 October 2008 at 9:58pm
lol i know if DH actually says my name and not just cat its serious!
funnily enough about 2 weeks ago this topic was a full blown argument at a family dinner. most kids call me cat apart from my god daughters and dh's nephiews and my step sis baby who cant speak yet lol they call me aunty cat,or i get called sarahs mum, and when sarahs really trying to get my attention i either get called "MUMMY!!!!!!!!!" or even"Cathryn" which always gets y attention as it sounds weird coming from her ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD 10.5yrs DS 6yrs DS 11mths 5 little angles watching from above |
Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 03 October 2008 at 10:28pm
so totally agree my kids have lots of aunty's ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 6:42am
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I get called Keli or aunty by the kids friends. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 8:53am
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Mostly Emma, sometimes Aunty Emma if it's a close friend, and Maya calls some of my close friends Aunty and all of Willie's random workmates aunty or uncle - it's a Maori thing I guess.
It is weird tho, when I was a kid EVERYONE was Mr or Mrs except the very odd few who were aunty or uncle. We would never have been allowed to call an adult by their first name yet I would find it waaaaay weird if any of my friends kids called me Ms Fahy ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 4:44pm
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Same except for one adult who was a solo mum of one of my sisters friends and she liked us to call her by her first name. We thought she was so cool because of that. My MIL prefers being introduced to people as Mrs ____. She gets really annoyed with people who use her first name without her permission (it used to get confusing as she's had 4 surnames and I never knew which one to use). -------------
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 4:51pm
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I've only been married 6 months, so when people call me Mrs G it takes me a while to respond.
Apart from Fleur, I get called wife, the Missus and Yes Dear quite frequently. My niece's sometimes call me Aunty Fleur, makes me feel old as my niece is 12. She calls her mums friends Aunty. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 5:36pm
The only thing is .. they hate it when you are still calling them Mrs _____ when you have grown up ... apparently they then feel old (and Im too old to change to using any other name for them now - its habit lol) ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 04 October 2008 at 5:42pm
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Oh and I dont know know many little people (and Issy and the other Jan bubs cant talk) ..
But the ones I do know call me whaea (aunty in maori) with no name on the end (they mostly call all older women whaea in our circle of friends) ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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