to think ds does not need to say 'mum' and I say 'yes' each time he says something to me

[daphnesglasses]

bless him.

if I don't say yes he says mum again till I say yes and then says the thing

[mawbroon]

It's to make sure that they have successfully diverted our attention away from MN

[iklboo]

DS does this. He's nearly 8. If he doesn't get a response immediately he repeats 'mum' until I do.

[ginmakesitallok]

Dd(10) is the same, drives me mad

[SPsTombRaidingWithCliff]

Mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum,

I get that all day! I can say yes ams he just keeps going. Its like he can't stop

[ManAliveThisThingsFantastic]

I still do this to my mum

She often threatens to change her name

[BurnThisDiscoDown]

SP I have the same conversation with my DS!
Him: mummy...
Me: yes?
Him: mummy
Me: yes?
Ad infinitum.

[OverMyDeadQODdy]

Hmmmmm

My dh always says my name is QOD have we got, QOD can you ... Etc, drives me NUTS!

However, dd and I just start talking
Ie have we got ...

Now WE know we are not talking to him but because we didn't specify we weren't but prefixing a mum .... He always fecking answers!!
Drives me NUTS!

He can't win.

[MrsTerryPratchett]

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[HaveYouTriedARewardChart]

ha ha - he really really does need to say that. In the same way I have to ackowledge every single thing that DS (5) says.
And at bedtime mum! mum! mum! muuuuum!
yes?
ermmm muum uhhhhmmmmmm
yes? goodnight
mum! mum! muuuuuum!....
argh!!!!

[RandallFloyd]

Oh my god, I was about to start an almost identical thread.

My DS is lovely, he is the sweetest funniest 2yo there has ever been. But I am seriously about to lose my shit.

He repeats every single sodding sentence until I say it back to him. Then says it once more just to confirm.

'I'll call the NumberJacks'
'I'll call the NumberJacks'
'I'll call the NumberJacks'
'I'll call the NumberJacks'
'I'll call the NumberJacks'
'I'll call the NumberJacks'
'I'll call the NumberJacks'

'Yes, fine, call the Numberjacks!'

'I'll call the NumberJacks'

[daphnesglasses]

thanks everyone - always good to see the funny side and I loved the family guy cartoon mrsterrypratchett

[yourlittlesecret]

Mum
Yes
MUM
I'm here
Can I / will you /when is?

Ha, DS2 still does it at 15 .

[NoelOfLorst]

My six year old...

HIM: Mummy...
ME: Yes?
HIM: Mummy...
ME: Yes love?
HIM: umm mummy....
ME: You haven't thought of what to say yet have you?

HIM: No

[Shallishanti]

If it's just 'Mum' it's not so bad...it's 'Muuu...uuum' that did my head in.

[Bambamb]

I HEAR YOU!!!
I was having this exact rant to DH this morning. Drives me crazy!
DS is 4, I was hoping he'd grow out of it soon. .....

[ditavonteesed]

mummy
yes
you know what
no but I'm sure your going to tell me
I forgot
argh

[uselessinformation]

ds aged 15 still does that!

[kawliga]

Oh my, I don't find this funny at all, it drives me crazy. DD is six and by now she knows it is not acceptable to do this. She says 'mum, can I have a sweet?' not 'mum, mum, mum, mum' waiting for me to answer before she asks her question. Sometimes she forgets and goes 'mum, mum, mum, mum' (silence from me) and then remembers so she just follows up with the question 'can I have a sweet?'. Then I answer. She knows if she just calls me endlessly she will get no answer from me, she might as well go ahead and say what she wants.

This might sound harsh but I just had to train her that way or go out of my mind. But I also had to teach her that this rule only applies if we're physically together in the same room or she knows I'm nearby and knows I can hear her. Obviously it wouldn't work if I were out of ear shot as she would ask the question and then there would be no answer so in that situation she has to call 'mum, mum, mum!' to try and figure out where I am. I will say 'I'm in the kitchen!' and then she can find me and ask her question.

I pay her the same respect and don't go 'DD! DD! DD!' if I want to speak to her. I just say 'DD can you come pick this up' and if she doesn't respond then either I approach her to get her attention or if it's not important I wait until I have her attention. Glad for those able to see the funny side of being endlessly called but it just really annoys me.

[BrainSurgeon]

Joining the club. DS is 5 and not only he does that all the time, but he also shouts from downstairs when I'm upstairs and viceversa

Sometimes when I start to lose my temper he'll just call me and say "I love you", the little shit monkey

@ ditta

[BrainSurgeon]

Interesting that the majority so far (on the thread I mean) are boys. I think it's a "mummy's boy" thing

[indecisiveandclueless]

Haha, I'd forgotten this!
Mine just don't bother talking to me any more (teens), just the occasional grunt!

[ProfYaffle]

Oh Lordy, am I not the only one then?! Both my dd's do this, at least dd1 (9) does it when she wants to ask something specific. dd2 (6) is of the "Mum?", "yes?", "........", "what dd2?", "can ... um ... is ....", "WHAT?!", "I love you" persuasion.

[happinessisfree]

My 8 year old daughter still does this and if I dont answer quick enough she says my name instead

[Iwaswatchingthat]

I get "Mummy can I tell you something?"

I have to confirm "yes" or the question just gets repeated over and over and over again.

I don't understand why she does not just start speaking.

[SausageDogGeorge]

My DD does this even when I'm sat right next to her...drives me crazy!! She's 8 and I'm now trying to 'train' her not to do it - I've told her she doesn't have to say 'mum' and wait for me to say 'yes' before every. single. sentence!!....but she still does. DS age 11 doesn't do it anymore (thank goodness!)