What do your kids call you?

[lupa]

Before my ds was born I was adamant that I wanted to be called by my first name - not 'Mummy' (or anything similar) - as I grew up calling my parents by their first names. I thought it'd feel weird being called the same thing as loads of other people, and I just don't much like the word. My dp wasn't too keen though, and the in-laws were a bit when we told them.

Anyway, it's all gone out the window since ds was born. I keep calling myself 'Mummy', I think because that's what the nurses and midwives, and everyone else, called me in hospital.

How do you feel about being a 'Mummy'? And what are the alternatives? Ds is only five weeks old so still time to change!

[littleducks]

Mumma

[MookySpinge]

I am Mu-u-u-u-u-UM mostly, have got used to it.

[CantThinkofFunnyName]

Same as MookySpinge

[JodieO]

Different things. My almost 6 year old ds1 mostly calls me Mama , dd 7) calls me Mummy and ds2 (2 and a half) calls me Mummy or Mama.

[Seededbiatch]

Mum or Mummy.

[pooter]

Well i started out as Mama, which i really liked, then it morphed into Mummy when DS was about 1.5. Now he is really interested in what other people are called and the fact that different names are used with different people - so he says, your name is pooter, but i call you Mummy.

Saying that, this week he has insisted that his own name is "Scrambled Egg" (it isnt by the way!) and i am to be called "Sticky Sticky Snack Snack".

Im not sure the parents get a say!

[TheArmadillo]

mummy or more commonly mum-pum (no idea where that came from) or sometimes mumma when he's tired. (ds is 5).

[OOOOOOOOOOOpsacoconut]

I am mama/boob and DH is papa.

[Pyrocanthus]

Mum and Dad, to our faces.

I do sometimes think that it's a ridiculous custom though, especially in crowded places where there are a dozen children yelling 'Muuuum!' at any one time.

It still feels really odd signing myself as Mum in cards, too.

[TheArmadillo]

ds used to call me bummy when he realised it rhymed with mummy. I did not appreciate that phase

[AmeliaR]

my 3 year old... mummy and DH is daddy

hope it stays that way forever

[LilRedWG]

I'm Mummy. DD (3.5) occassionally slips into saying Mom in a very loud, exasperated, voice and gets pulled up on it sharply. DH is Daddy.

As I said to DD, anyone can call me LilRedWG but only she can call me Mummy. I don't care that there are lots of other Mummies out there - I am DD's one and only.

[mankymummymoo]

Mummy.
Mum.
My christian name.
or (very endearingly in a 4 year old) darling.

[InSync]

Ha Armadillo - DD calls me Mummy Bummy too
She also tends to shout it very loudly when we're in public

[ABetaDad]

'Mumndad' - they never refer to us individually. They just want to cover all the bases when demanding politely asking for something.

[ABetaDad]

Absolutely no way they are using our first names. I feel it is not polite for a child to do that - but not step children obviously where the relationship is different.

DW and me still say Mam and Dad to our respective parents (Northerners obviously).

[cory]

Mum or Mummy or Mamma (we are bilingual).

[LilRedWG]

My cousin calls his parents by their Christian names and always has done. Sounds very strange to me, even though he's well in his fifties.

[moosemama]

My boys call me Mommy for some unknown reason, as I say Mummy myself.

I did however call my own Mum Mommy as a child and wonder if I have subconsciouly taught it to my boys. When I am thinking about what I am saying, I always say Mummy, but maybe when I am being distracted or vague I say Mommy without realising it.

It is useful in busy places full of children shouting for their Mum, as I can distinguish mine from the rest easily.

The only problem its caused was when ds2 started reading those awful lovely ORT Biff and Kipper etc books and their Mum is Mum but he kept getting pulled up by his teacher for calling her Mom.

[ByThePowerOfGreyskull]

we are mummy and daddy,
my parents are mummy and daddy to me still
DH's parents have insisted that we now all call them grandma and grandad even if the children aren't around.

[hatwoman]

dd1 has a complete catalogue of made-up names she calls us. I love them. current favourites are moo-my and doo-dye; and
moo-my-kaloo-my and doo-dye-tickle-oo-dai

[AvengingGerbil]

I am Forename, DH is his Forename. They are our names.

Mum/Dad/Mother/Father are job descriptions.

Sorry you find it impolite BetaDad (well, actually I don't really care how you or anybody else finds it). I think Mummy/Daddy sounds utterly ridiculous from anyone aged over about seven.

[lou33]

mum or mummy

even dd1 who is 18 in april still sometimes calls me mummy (when she wants something )