Muuummmm?

[BrassicaBabe]

You know how it sounds don't you. That long drawn out "mum" word inflected into a question? I have two 8 year olds. The word precedes every sentence. Any advice on how to stop it without beating it out of them? I've asked them to stop. It's not working.

No one else uses a name before every sentence do they eg John? Where is the bread? You just ask where the bread is. So why do they say "muuuuuummmmmm? Where is the bread?"

I'm not alone am I ?!

Mine are younger so it’s still ‘mummy’ but I feel your pain. The other day I was drying my hair and getting ready, I was in my bedroom for 8 minutes and one or the other came in 13 times to say ‘mummy, can you...’. Bloody daddy was sat in the living room doing nothing but of course they didn’t ask him.
Drives me insane!

MUUUMMMMYYYYU is the sound track to my life. Usually followed by either 'I forget' or a total non sequitur

"Muummmmmmaaaaaa, where.....insert lost item of choice" usually only a matter of inches from whinging teen..

Yesterday I fell asleep on the sofa, next to awake dh. My dd came and yelled MUMMY, GRAPES?? In my face. I said you've got an awake parent right there!! (She's 2)

I heard your title in my daughter's voice...in this house it is usually followed by "will you check my bum?" (After she has wiped it)

I feel your pain. My 10 and 6 year olds both do this. I started limiting them to only 5 "mums" per day. It didn't work, they thought it was hilarious and started saying it more. Little shits. If you find a cure, so let me know 👍

I was thinking about some kind of electric cattle prod. . Should have the problem sorted in a few day.

Where the fuck do they get it from? When the adults around them don't speak like that.

"Muuuuuuuum? Can I have...?"
"Muuuuuuuum? Can I get...?"
"Muuuuuuuum? Can I go...?"
"Muuuuuuuum? What's for dinner?"
"Muuuuuuuum? I'm hungry!"
"Muuuuuuuum? I'm boooooored!"

Conversations in our house..
DD: Mum
Bore: Yes
DD: Mum
Bore: Yes
DD: Mum
Bore: I'm right here you don't have to say my name all the time just ask your question.
DD: Mum

Muuuuuuuummmmmmmeeeeeeeeee I want....
Sigh. Ds2 it really would be nice if you could ask me nicely. Start with please and not just tack it on the end when I give you The Look. It's a good job I love you so much.

Oh yes I hear you all!

I tell my children that Mum has gone away and Talulah is here, Talulah doesn't respond to whinges and whines and they have to ask Dad - who is invariably sat on the sofa playing on his phone...

My kids hate Talulah, so I use her sparkly for those days when I desperately need some peace.

On a day to day basis I just tend to respond to the 'muuuuuum' with a 'yeeeesssssss' in a similar tone so they see how ridiculous it sounds

That should say 'sparingly' not sparkly!!

Ha, you’ll miss it when it’s gone!

@Ohjustboreoff on god yes! After the 4th round of "mum/yes" you are allowed to lose your shit and yell YES. WHAT? WHAT THE FUCK. I SAID YES FOUR FUCKING TIMES. Well, that's what I've said nearly in my head many many times!

I'm a trout of a mother @Pinkarsedfly I've not yet missed one of the earlier stages Although generally I'd say 8yo seems to be one of the better stages over all.

@BrassicaBabe glad I'm not the only one! My friend think it's hilarious when I say "For Fuck sake" under my breath then turn around to said child and go "Yes darling". When will it ever end!

Make the most of it, when they hit their teens it's the precursor to expensive/ inconvenient/ downright mad requests.

It isn't limited to mum. Dsd is my child in the real sense of the word, but refers to me by my name. And 'traaaainnnn' is used in exactly the same way. Not convinced it ends when they move out, dsd has just gone to uni, and it's easy to separate the normal contact from that which involves bank transfers/ driving/ arranging delivery of something by the way my name is drawn out.

When ds was about six, I spent a day in town with him, loudly saying his name in the same way he did the Muuuum thing. Seemed to work!