Where'd "mommy" and "daddy" go?

[fyoosh]

Agh... my 3yo DS is now referring to us most of the time as "Mom" and "Dad". I dunno if I like this!!! He's so cute when he says mommy and daddy.

[crunchy_mama]

oh, how sad! I am still just mama- to ds who is 16 mo. I will be mourning the day when I am "just" mom!

[anhaga]

My children go back and forth. I've always hated "mommy" for myself. I'm strictly a "mama" type. (please believe me when I say I'm never bothered by what other families for themselves but for some reason I just never liked being called "mommy")

[stacyg]

Originally Posted by fyoosh

Agh... my 3yo DS is now referring to us most of the time as "Mom" and "Dad". I dunno if I like this!!!

My 3yo DS has started calling me "mom" in the last couple of weeks...I don't think I like it either! I asked DH where did he get that? I miss my boy calling me mama!

[cee3]

My son is starting this, too, and I think it's really cute. He sounds (and is starting to look) like a little boy, not my little baby anymore. My poor DH, though - my son occasionally refers to him by his first name (especially if he is having trouble getting his attention with "Dad"). It doesn't help that my DH shares a name with a Wiggle.

[hottmama]

My almost 3 yr. old uses "mommy" the most, but sometimes uses "mom" or "mama". He calls his father "papa" and never anything else, although he knows the word dad.

[ashleyhaugh]

wow... im 23 and i still call my parents mama and daddy

[mahogny]

We're still Mommy and Daddy to 4 yo DS. In fact, he corrects anyone if they refer to us as his Mom and Dad: "NO! Mommy and Daddy!"

[MelindaT]

To Nick we are still mama and dada but Alexis calls us mommy, mom, daddy and dad its so heart breaking the first time you hear mom over mommy

[Nature]

I've never liked being called "Mommy." (digging deep I think its because thats what I called MY mom, and she wasn't much of one) Around here, I'm "Mama" and only Mama. My 2 year old has been running around calling me by my first name, Mom, Mommmyyyyyyy (which really grates on my nerves), and the same thing with Dad. Ultimatly though when she wants my attention, she calls for Mama.

My 7 year old still calls me Mama, and calls her step mother "mommy" (I told her she was more than welcome to have that name. )

[johub]

I always referred to myself as "mama" to my kids, a few months ago they all 3 rebelled (my then 3 year old and my 2 not yet 2 year olds) and switched to "Mommy" and I found I was fighting a losing battle.
Then a couple of months later DS1 started using "mom" and "dad" more than Mommy and Daddy. It did seem wierd. Especially when he would just casually say something like "fanks Mom" and he just sounded so BIG.

[lisac77]

My son started out calling me "Mom" probably because that's what I call my mother (we spend a lot of time with my family). Now he flips back and for between "Mom" and "Mommy."

[michelle1k]

guess I'm lucky

My 7-year old ds and 3-year old dd still call me "mommy", which I love

Michelle in NY - homeschooling mama to ds (7) and dd (3)

[dharmamama]

When my kids call me "Mom," (which is rare), I simply respond, "I like to be called Momma."

I figure, I should be called what I like! I don't call my kids things they don't like, they shouldn't do it to me.

Namaste!

[monkeysmommy]

Ever since I started bringing my dd to my dance classes this summer, she has been occasionally calling me "teacher Laura"!

[Wolfmeis]

My five year old has taken to calling me "Ma MA." She thinks it's "fancy."

[hellyaellen]

i still call my parents mama and daddy when talking to thm. when talking about them i call them my mom and my dad unlees i'm talking about them to other family. dd calls me mama.

i always have called my step-mother by her first name and refer to her in conversation as my dad's wife.

i think dd will end up calling her step father daddy but she has called him "mr kurt" for as long as she has known him. she saysshe'll callm him daddy when we get married.

she's 6.

[moon child]

oh.. you mommas are so lucky ds2 who is 27 months has ALWAYS called us mom and dad always! (he is a very late talker but great with signing) It was only yesterday that he said his first 2 syllable word which was bo bo which is what I guess he named the snowman in his fav. book.
Maybe he gets this from ds1 who calls us mom and dad now I do miss the days of being a momma. ds1 only calls me that if he's sick, super sad, or falling asleep.
I still refer to my self as momma though....and I still call my momma...momma

[irinam]

Been "Mom" for DS for the longest time

Recently became "Mother" : for DD (after watching Cinderella )

"Mama" for both when they need comforting

[fyoosh]

This is so interesting to see the titles kidlets call their parents

I call my mom "Ma" and have for almost my entire adult life (before that she was mom). I don't say it like the "country" variant of Ma... I almost say it like the "New York" variant of Ma. Hard to explain. She even signs cards and stuff "--MA!".

DS is still on his Mom kick, but calls me Mommy when he is sad/upset/tired.

I get a kick out of his "Dad". He says it with the weirdest accent. He must have gotten it from a show or something... it's two syllables almost. Like "Day-ad!" LOL...