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Mom, Dad, Mama, Papa...

MrsRucinski85MrsRucinski85 member
in December 2011 Moms
Mommy, Daddy, Madre, Padre, Mother, Father... and the list goes on of what you/DH can be called...

Do you have a preference of what the baby is going to call you?

I really care either way but I know some do...  When the hub was younger my MIL would only allow the kids to call her mom... she didnt want to be called anything else especially mama (who knows why?) but thats what she wanted so thats what they called her. I personally call my mom, mama...

So anywho, I was just curious what everyone else thought and if you had a preference and why?

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  • chankins14chankins14 member
    I really like Papa for DH.  I don't know why, it just seems to fit.  I even got him a coffee mug that had Papa on it for his first Father's Day.  I guess that would make me Mama.  But DS had his own ideas.  To him we are Mommy & Daddy.  And I love hearing his little "Mommy, where are you?" in the morning when he wants out of the crib.  Big Smile
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  • nykki16nykki16 member
    Mama and Daddy. This is how DH and I both were raised on calling our parents, so it just seems to fit.
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  • QmommyQmommy member
    My DH and I refer to each other at Mommy and Daddy.   My DD calls DH Dad or Dada and she calls me Mama.  
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  • KYmama9286KYmama9286 member
    For the time being we are mama/mommy and da-da/daddy....I'm sure as our kids get older it will change to mommy/mom and daddy/dad.
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  • capuletcapulet member
    DH is Daddy and I am Mommy/Mama/Mom depending on what DD feels like at any given time.  It is probably a little confusing to anyone outside the family, but for some reason she took to calling my FIL Papa.
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  • CountingUpCountingUp
    Mama and Daddy for us until little one decides to change it up
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  • jordanmd89jordanmd89 member

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    DH is Daddy and I am Mommy/Mama/Mom depending on what DD feels like at any given time.  It is probably a little confusing to anyone outside the family, but for some reason she took to calling my FIL Papa.

     I have always called all of my Grandpa's Papa. I can't imagine calling them anything else or calling my Dad that. To me that would be very strange. I know a lot of people here (Oklahoma) that call their Grandpa's Papa.

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  • mintyblue02mintyblue02 member
    My MIL insists on being called strictly "Mother". It creeps me out so I will go with anything but that.  Mom, ma, mama, mommy all fine with me.
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  • dottymobodottymobo member
    We referred to ourselves as Mama and Daddy, and while DS does call me Mama, DH is Ya-ya for whatever reason.  It's totally adorable.
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  • HazelBee22HazelBee22 member
    We'd both be fine with any of the above. My family has always been big into nicknames, so everyone has a couple different things they answer to. My mom will be any of Mom, Momma, Madre, Mimi, or "Ma" when we feel like being obnoxious. My dad would be any of Dad, Daddy, Pops, Padre, or Daddy Dearest when we wanted to borrow the car.
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  • Kamiegrace1Kamiegrace1 member

    Mama & Daddy.

     

    On a side note, my mom will be Nana per her request, and I like Oma and Opa for DH's parents, but they haven't said if they'd like to be called anything particular.

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  • micaela421micaela421 member
    Nanay( filipino for mother) and Daddy is what our girl to call us.
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  • sportsmommasportsmomma member
    Probably mama/mommy and dada/daddy at first and then after that I'd guess they'll switch to mom and dad eventually.
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  • juepnunesjuepnunes member
    I don't really care how she will call me, but my hubby, who is not Brazilian, does not want to be called "papai" (dad in Portuguese). He wants to be call "dad" not even daddy. Go figure!
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  • Leap08Leap08 member
    My daughter calls us Mommy and Daddy. I'm sure someday that will change to Mom and Dad. For now, I'm loving Mommy. I'm not sure there was ever really a conscious decision to go with Mom and Dad. I think we just assumed that's what we'd be called because that's what we call our parents.
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  • getnmarried910getnmarried910 member
    My kids called me mama until around 18 months old when they switched to mommy.  I miss being called mama.  I liked it.  DH has always been daddy.
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  • alexvausealexvause member

    Mommy and Daddy

    Grandpa will be Papa, Grandmas are Nana and Grammy

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  • getnmarried910getnmarried910 member
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    DH is Daddy and I am Mommy/Mama/Mom depending on what DD feels like at any given time.  It is probably a little confusing to anyone outside the family, but for some reason she took to calling my FIL Papa.

     I have always called all of my Grandpa's Papa. I can't imagine calling them anything else or calling my Dad that. To me that would be very strange. I know a lot of people here (Oklahoma) that call their Grandpa's Papa.

    I have never heard of dad's being called Papa till being on here.  It was always grandfathers.  My dad is Papa to my kids.  I can't imagine DH being called Papa by our kids.

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  • lakeisawebb25lakeisawebb25
    we'll be greatful to whatever darling name our son is able to say, just hearing his voice will be a blessing. on the other hand my mother refuses to be called grandma or nana and insist on being called honey and my stepdad bear....i'm at odds with this, why would you want a child to call you honey and bear? This is not the 3 little bears!
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  • emd2887emd2887
    Eh, I figure that when LO is young, s/he will call us mama and dada or something similar, since that's what's easiest for little kids to say. I figure as LO ages, what we get called will change (not looking forward to hearing what we'll be called during the teenage years!). 
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  • indomesticblissindomesticbliss member
    Right now we are mama and dada. DH never wants to be Daddy....just a personal thing. Once LO gets older I'm sure we will transition to Mom and Dad
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  • NNGnomeNNGnome member
    At the beginning we will probably go by mummy and daddy graduating to mum and dad, as this is what parents are called in England, but I don't have an faith that it will stay that way, as my mum is American and has always called herself mama, but we always refered to her in the English mum, so I imagine our kids will be the same and revert to mom at some point, when they are exposed to the Canadian dialect.

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  • RicolaRicola member
    We will be Mama and Papa, since that is German for Mom and Dad and we plan to speak German only once our little one is here. 
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  • lilwildthinglilwildthing
    My DS used to call me mama, but now it is usually mom. DH id daddy or dad and occasionally Matt. Pawpaw or papa is what grandpas are called. Grandma or mawmaw is what grandmas are called.
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  • narknark member
    We're Mommy (which will probably become Mama as they get older) and Pappa. In DH's culture, all dads are Pappa, and when grown the kids call them Ma & Pa.
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  • MissBHaven1024MissBHaven1024 member

    DD is 5 years old and calls us Mommy & Daddy, calls my mom Grandma, calls my grandparents GG and Papaw (Papaw died 3 years ago), calls DH's parents Grandma Renee and Grandpa Duke (mom & step-dad), calls DH's other parents Papa Lee and Mama Shonda (dad & step-mom who is in her late 30's and is too hot to be a "grandma" ha), and calls DH's grandmother Nani.

     

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  • JMC11511JMC11511 member
    We want our little one to call us Mommy and Daddy for as long as he will tolerate it. I just find it sweet. My Dad will be Grandad (per his request), and my Mom will be Grandma. DH was raised by his Grandma. She will be Great Grandma. What we can't figure out is what our little man will call DH's Aunt and Uncle. They are the grandparents to our "nephews" (DH's cousin's kids) and we (I) am thinking it may be confusing not only for our little one but for his "cousins" as well. DH and his cousin are closer than DH and his actual siblings, and his cousin is an only child. Her kids call us Aunt and Uncle. Our baby will call her and her husband Aunt and Uncle. Technically, DH's Aunt and Uncle would be baby's Great Aunt and Great Uncle. But I have no idea if they are expecting to be called something different. Wow. This ended up long. 
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  • Mass-girl-at-heartMass-girl-at-heart member
    I'm Momma and DH is Daddy.  If she takes to calling me mom I would rather it be mum.  I hope she calls DH Daddy forever, I always called my dad that right up until he died when I was 20.  I think that if they have a close relationship as I did with my dad she will have no problem sticking with Daddy.
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  • Becky&BarrettBecky&Barrett
    When kids first start talking its just easier for them to say 'mama' and 'dada' so that is what we are for the time being.
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  • ashtonsuzanneashtonsuzanne

    I haven't really given this much thought. I think we'll let DS call us whatever he wants, but good old fashioned mom & dad sound fine to me.

    I call my mom "mother" even though, as a kid growing up she was just "mom". My grandparents were always "mother & dad" to our parents so it just kind of stuck. 

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