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Delli
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Topic: Mum or Mummy? Posted: 23 June 2010 at 3:41pm |
What do you prefer to be called?
I far prefer Mum. Mummy and Daddy seem to irritate the hell out of me. I can tolerate very small children saying it but once they get to a certain age - say between 8-10, then I think it becomes a bit grosser. Even WORSE if it's an adult talking about their mummy or daddy. That makes me cringe. In my mind Mummy comes across as a little bit disrespectful. Jude will be taught to say Mum....
When growing up, we called our parents Mum and Dad or Mama and Papa (Maori version of Mum and Dad). I think DP used to call his mother Mummy sometimes and only did it to take the piss (and now sometimes does it to wind me up  )
But thats just me  What about you?
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Posted: 23 June 2010 at 3:43pm |
I have pretty much always been mum to the kids and DH is daddy however recently I have become mumma which I am not too fond of (but don't really care and never correct them) but everyone else thinks is really cute.
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Posted: 23 June 2010 at 3:48pm |
I love being a mummy, the kids can call me that for as long as they like.
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Posted: 23 June 2010 at 3:52pm |
Dad only gets called Daddy when I want something  .
Mummy and Daddy was used when I was younger.
I'm happy to be called Mummy or Mum that's me of course.
Don't like Mom or Momma to much though.
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Posted: 23 June 2010 at 3:54pm |
I call my parents Mum and Dad now I'm an adult...it's a bit gross adults calling thier parents mummy and daddy lol.
To Clodagh I am Mummy or Mama. DF is Daddy usually. I thought most kids outgrew this and shortened it to Mum and Dad once they hit about 6/7?
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Posted: 23 June 2010 at 3:55pm |
Daniel has chosen mummy over mum so thats what it is.
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Posted: 23 June 2010 at 3:56pm |
Im not mum , or mummy , im "muuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!! " followed by
" I want "
"can you "
or "please get me ...."
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Posted: 23 June 2010 at 4:01pm |
Haha Kelly, that totally reminds me of that radio ad where a little boy is like "Mum?...Mum? Mum? Mum? Muuuuuuummmmmm?" and then the mother finally says "WHAT?!!!!" in a really angry voice and the little boy says "Happy Mothers Day" in a really small voice. Poor boy.
Cracks me up - they could be talking about my own mother who may as well be deaf when she is reading a book. I'm finding myself doing the same zoning out thing when I read - DP hates it
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Posted: 23 June 2010 at 4:02pm |
I used to be mama, now it's mummy and sometimes mum. It makes me a bit sad though when he moves onto the next stage of being 'grown up' by using a different word!! I can't imagine him still calling me mummy as an older kid, the thought of adults calling their parents mummy and daddy creeps me out.
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Posted: 23 June 2010 at 4:08pm |
Lol Kelly! TBH I call my mum by her first name! Same with my dad! But I grew up with grandparents so my mum called them mum and dad and they called her Sharon so I copied iygwim
I want to be mama or mum or mummy... Whatever she wants I guess...
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Posted: 23 June 2010 at 4:10pm |
Prepare to be grossed/creeped out or irritated then peops cause when I'm getting along with my mum and dad I pretty much always use daddy or da and mama. My other dad gets dads. It's only when I'm actually talking directly to them but yep thats what I use.
Jake calls DP daddy or 'WAAAAZZZZZZ' lol DPs nickname is Razz y'see  I get mummy or mumumumumum!!
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Posted: 23 June 2010 at 6:02pm |
hehe Babe, I call my mum mummy or mama (the french and maori way)
I call her Mum to everyone else though, it's my affectionate term for her.
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Posted: 23 June 2010 at 6:11pm |
Rowan has started calling me Mum instead of mummy. I think they naturally grow out of it so I wouldn't sweat it.
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Posted: 23 June 2010 at 6:18pm |
my MIL refers to her and her husband as mummy and daddy when talking to my husband ... i think its weird. Our pet name for my mum was Mumble. Eden says muuum in a cute way. the boys just nag!
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Posted: 23 June 2010 at 6:35pm |
Atm I'm mummy. But not from him obviously
I'd like to be mama or mum once hes talkin!
I call my mum by her name when I'm being smart but now I call her nana lol
I don't ever remember calling her mummy
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Posted: 23 June 2010 at 6:45pm |
I wholly concur with Kelly....
Cooper tends to call me Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
I usually say to Cooper Mumma or Dadda He calls DH Daa. Alia used Mumma & Dadda, I think she uses both Dad & Daddy?
Bizzy, yeah that is WEIRD.
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Posted: 23 June 2010 at 7:30pm |
eeeuw Bizzy!
Yeah HM affectionate term for me too
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Posted: 23 June 2010 at 7:50pm |
DD has always called me Mama so thats what it is. Dh is Daddy or most often MY Daddy lol
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Posted: 23 June 2010 at 8:27pm |
I get Mum, Mummy, Mumma from DS, DH gets Daaaad but mostly Daddy!
I still call my Mum - Mummy sometimes (quite a lot), but I think its prob an english thing - it seems a lot more common over there. I have a g/f in London who still calls her Mum "Mumsy".....very posh family though....
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Posted: 23 June 2010 at 8:44pm |
.Mel wrote:
I love being a mummy, the kids can call me that for as long as they like. |
Ditto!
When DS says Mum, I'm not use to it as its usually always Mummy.
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