What do you want to be called, or what do your kids already call you?

LaurenCourtney

I have a stepson who lives with us full time and he calls me "Miss Lauren" so I am just waiting for all kinds of confusion to go down when our little nugget starts talking. Also we live in Mississippi so when stepson says "Miss Lauren" it sounds kinda like "mislaurn" lol. I sure hope it won't be a battle trying to convince little nugget that I'm mama or mommy.

Tantan2779

I get it all depending on what they want.. mama, mommy, MOOOOOOM

jolieemma

JessSSutton said:

Any other southerners or southern residents or anyone requiring Ma'am and Sir? I'm originally from CO but that's one southern tradition that I'm def. enforcing! Also, very close friends' parents are "miss (insert first name)" and "mr. (Insert first name)"

Absolutely! That's how DH and I both were raised and I believe that the standard of respect has been lost in our culture. Not for our family, no no no.

Rrrrrachel

I hate the miss whoever thing. Hate. It. Mam and sir with teachers and stuff but not with your parets at home.

strawberrytree

DS calls us Mama and Dada. Somehow, since he was a few weeks old DH and I have called each other Mommy and Daddy most of the time. I have to make a conscious effort not to do if DS is asleep or something. 

BiggerinRealLife

Rrrrrachel said:

I hate the miss whoever thing. Hate. It. Mam and sir with teachers and stuff but not with your parets at home.

No, NOT with us at home! I only expect them to say ma'am and sir to people we are not on a first name basis with, like I do. Such as the checker at the grocery, or the librarian.

GoldenGibson

DS calls me Mama right now, but eventually will be mommy and when he's older probably just mom.

Mamaengen

I like Mama best (it's what we say in my family), but I'm fine with Mommy too. I just think of it as something a younger (only) kid would use. However, I don't at all like Mom, and I HATE mother. I think the both sound too cold and distant.

ZebNMichelle

Marissa went through all of them. My least favorite is mother.
Glad that phases over.

pineconey

I always felt awkward around my friends' parents and called them "so-and-so's mom/dad". Many would have been ok with first names, but I thought it was weird

katiedidthat

Right now he calls me "mum" and we hope it sticks.  He calls his dad dada and I figure we will try to evolve that into daddy. 
Side note:
I call my parents momma and poppa and DH calls his mom and dad.
To the grandkids they are gramma, pappy, pawpaw, and nana.

DaniSara21

Well Jonah says mom like mamsnmamam but I use Mommy around him. 

Beckypooh09

Both my boys have only ever called me mommy which I like. They call DH daddy but some times DS1 will call him sweetie, which is what we call each other.

bingbongsmama

Rrrrrachel said:

I hate the miss whoever thing. Hate. It. Mam and sir with teachers and stuff but not with your parets at home.

It seems kind of cold for kids to say sir and ma'am to their parents but then again it's just a different culture that I was never exposed to so I don't get it.

Trgree1712

We are planning on having our child address adults correctly ie Mr. Smith Mrs. Jones. None of this Mr/Mrs First name garbage:

michaelad3

Trgree1712 said:

We are planning on having our child address adults correctly ie Mr. Smith Mrs. Jones. None of this Mr/Mrs First name garbage:

This just seems so formal to me. It's definitely a cultural thing. I had very few friends whose parents were referred to as Mr. or Mrs. My parents were always referred to informally by friends. I personally would feel strange if kids referred to me as Mrs. Lastname, unless I were a teacher

Trgree1712

For family it would be Aunt/uncle first name, grandma, grandpa, etc. For close friends yes we want our child to use last names as a sign of respect.

EmilyP524

I love Mommy and Mama!  My son calls me "mama" but he can't say Mommy yet.

teachingmama11

My son calls me mommy now (and DH daddy) but he used to call us mama & dada. My mom is Nene & my dad is Pa (names my son came up with from Grammy & Grandpa, which we were calling them initially). MIL & Step-FIL are Grandma & Grandpa Jacques. FIL & Step-MIL are Grandpa Terry & Honey (her request).

RocksInTheWater

I'm really not a fan of mommy but I don't have kids yet so that could change.  It more bugs me when people refer to themselves as mommy to other adults when not in front of their children.  I would prefer my kids call me mama then mom.  I only ever remember calling my parents mom and dad.  Our kids will call their grandparents grandma and grandpa.  

Jdcd2010

I think all baby's say mama first and daddy is dada because of annunciation as they get older usually mom or mommy and sometimes mama

Asljoc

I am momma and DH is daddy. When I was about 10 my mama informed me that I was too old to call her mommy and since then mommy has sounded so babyish. I know that it's ironic since mama is usually what babies call us first. Maybe it's because I'm southern.

coleymarie91

I don't mind mom or mommy but I would prefer Momma (what I call my mom). My parents are the only ones who have requested names. My Mom wants Nana and my Dad wants Papa. My MIL has just requested not to be called Grannie.

SeattleMomma

My 7yr old called me by my first name the other day. I was NOT ok with that. I like mama for little ones and mommy for young kids and mom is good for older kids.