Saying Mom or Dad - Page 2

[aira]

Yeah, and in the end it could not be any less important to me what he ends up calling me. I don't see it as a demotion to be refered to by name. It's my name, after all. What if he just likes it better than Mommy?

But I've never been into titles, and I think people who insist on being called by a title take themselves a little too seriously.

I don't mean that at anyone here, just in general - like "No, it's Doc-tor Smith!" I don't think it's snubbing anyone's accomplishments to call them "Joe".

[Nora'sMama]

Originally Posted by mamaduck

For a long while our older son called us "marge and homer."

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[aira]

Originally Posted by mamaduck

For a long while our older son called us "marge and homer."

[georgia]

Originally Posted by mamaduck

For a long while our older son called us "marge and homer."

Ok, it took me a second to get that

[mammastar2]

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[mama_b]

This thread reminds me of my MIL. My dd is 8 mo any my mom decided that she wants to be called Nana. When someone asks my MIL what she wants dd to call her she always says "She can call me anything she wants as long as it's not b!tch."

[Jasmyn's Mum]

My 2 yo calls me Buddy. I think she picked it up from me. So, we call each other Buddy. It doesn't bother me. I think it's the sweetest thing ever

[aira]

My mom made me laugh with what she is called by DS. For years, I mean even when I was a kid, she talked abotu having grandkids and having them call her "Grammy". She fantasized about being "Grammy". When my step-sister had kids, she persisted with them for 3+ years until they started calling her Grammy.

So when DS was born, we called her Grammy. The first time he called her anything, it was "Mimi." Having watched her spend years getting the step-grandkids calling her what she wanted, I figured she'd keep up the Grammy, but instead she swooned, "Oh, he gave me a name!! I'm 'Mimi' now! I feel so honored he gave me the name he wants to call me! I don't want to be called 'Grammy' ever again!"

I was shocked. It is so unlike my mom. But very funny nontheless. So she's Mimi.

And MIL became "Mima". But his first attempt was more like "Mean-Ma"!