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Help[Opinions] What Do You Call Your Mother?
Today is Mother's Day in some countries. I'm curious to hear what posters call their own mothers.
Let me know the name you call her and where you're from.
When everything is fine, I call my mother Mom.
When things are not going smoothly between us, I call her Mother.
I'm from Canada.
Let me know the name you call her and where you're from.
When everything is fine, I call my mother Mom.
When things are not going smoothly between us, I call her Mother.
I'm from Canada.
This message was edited 5/12/2024, 2:26 PM
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I called her Mommy even as an adult. We had a close relationship.
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Always called her Mum, never Mummy
Except to my dad and brother. Eg "Dad, where's mummy?" and similar with my dad, "Mum, where's daddy?"
To my brother, "Mummy and Daddy said..."
I still do it, it's a habit I never lost. My brother did, though. He did the exact same as I described.
I don't have a name for them when I'm angry.
I use Mother as a comical name. Like, put on a fake posh voice, "Mother, darling" or "Oh, mother, how utterly rude of you"
Edit: I'm from England
I also think I have something of a theory as to why I say Mum / Dad to them, but "Mummy / Daddy" to others*
It's probably because other people use Mummy / Daddy when you're very young, but I'm sure my parents just said "Mum / Dad" Eg "Ask your mum" or "Your dad wants you". So early on, I probably had the habit of using mummy / daddy to others, but not to the person I'm referring to, as if it's some sort of strange non-existent English grammar rule.
As I got older, I probably dropped the mummy / daddy to others except for close family (parents, brother, grandparents, etc) and just didn't stop. It's more of a family thing that denotes closeness.
But of course, I don't actually know if I ever said mummy / daddy to others outside of family. I don't remember doing, but I also was like a toddler so my memory of those times are not perfect. I know at least that by the time I was at primary school (as in reception), I was using mum / dad to others on the outside because I at least do remember that
Except to my dad and brother. Eg "Dad, where's mummy?" and similar with my dad, "Mum, where's daddy?"
To my brother, "Mummy and Daddy said..."
I still do it, it's a habit I never lost. My brother did, though. He did the exact same as I described.
I don't have a name for them when I'm angry.
I use Mother as a comical name. Like, put on a fake posh voice, "Mother, darling" or "Oh, mother, how utterly rude of you"
Edit: I'm from England
I also think I have something of a theory as to why I say Mum / Dad to them, but "Mummy / Daddy" to others*
It's probably because other people use Mummy / Daddy when you're very young, but I'm sure my parents just said "Mum / Dad" Eg "Ask your mum" or "Your dad wants you". So early on, I probably had the habit of using mummy / daddy to others, but not to the person I'm referring to, as if it's some sort of strange non-existent English grammar rule.
As I got older, I probably dropped the mummy / daddy to others except for close family (parents, brother, grandparents, etc) and just didn't stop. It's more of a family thing that denotes closeness.
But of course, I don't actually know if I ever said mummy / daddy to others outside of family. I don't remember doing, but I also was like a toddler so my memory of those times are not perfect. I know at least that by the time I was at primary school (as in reception), I was using mum / dad to others on the outside because I at least do remember that
This message was edited 5/14/2024, 12:01 PM
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I say Mom / my mom. I'm from the US.
My mom's siblings refer to their mother as Mama sometimes, and I don't remember my dad or his siblings calling their mother anything directly, though when referring to her I think they always say Mother; her in-laws called her by name, and her nephew called his mom by name. I might have called my mom Mama when I was very little, but I don't remember exactly. I've only used Mother very occasionally to get her attention (I've also used her name in that context) or when I'm writing; it sounds humorously formal to me.
My mom's siblings refer to their mother as Mama sometimes, and I don't remember my dad or his siblings calling their mother anything directly, though when referring to her I think they always say Mother; her in-laws called her by name, and her nephew called his mom by name. I might have called my mom Mama when I was very little, but I don't remember exactly. I've only used Mother very occasionally to get her attention (I've also used her name in that context) or when I'm writing; it sounds humorously formal to me.
This message was edited 5/13/2024, 8:05 PM
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'Mama' when I'm talking to her, 'my mom' when I'm talking about her. I'm from the US
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Mum or Maman, depending on which language we're speaking to each other. I'm Canadian as well.
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Mom. US.
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I usually call her 'Mom'. Sometimes 'Motherin'. (US)
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Mom or Mommy. (U.S.)
I mostly use Mommy in writing or if I am talking about her to my brother.
I mostly use Mommy in writing or if I am talking about her to my brother.
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I call mine ''Maman'' or ''Mom''.
I'm from Québec. :) It was also Mother's day yesterday.
I'm from Québec. :) It was also Mother's day yesterday.
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For the most part (excluding the time that I called her "Mommy" as a toddler), I have called my mother "Mama" and very rarely, "Mom".
This message was edited 5/13/2024, 5:04 AM
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I call her mummy to her face, and mum when I'm referring to her. I'm from England.
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Oh, this is pretty accurate for me too (except I use American spelling).
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Mum, Australia. Mother's day here yesterday
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Mommy
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I call her Mom mostly, but other times I call her Mama, or when I'm being annoying, Mummy, or sometimes jokingly, Mother. I come from Canada.
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I’ve only ever called her ‘mama’.
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"Mom." "Mother" when I'm being dramatic. I'm American.
This message was edited 5/12/2024, 3:44 PM
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I call her Mom or sometimes "MA!" in a really nasal sort of Midwest accent when I'm being annoying. I'm from Canada.
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Mom, Mama
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I'm from the United States. I call her "Mom." Sometimes, "lifegiver."
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