to think there should be a point at which you stop using Mummy and Daddy for your parents?

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I'm not sure at what age, but there seems to come a time when it just sounds wrong. I think maybe up to 11 is fine, but after that it just starts to sound a bit ponce-tastic. Do you agree?

(you can tell I have a boring Friday night ahead of me and am looking for a fight can't you?)

I agree. My sister still calls our MUM mummy and I wince internally everytime she says it.

my dh calls his parents mummmy and daddy and he is 46. drives me mad.

I called my DH daddy the other day. I actually thought 'shoot me now'

ik only call my parents mummy or daddy when i want something but i agree it sounds ponce-tastic when an adult uses it in everyday language

Haha I think it's pronounced 'muhmmeh' and 'daddeh' !
I call my dad 'pops' he loves it!

oh I dunno...I still do...in private...cos it is a bit embarrassing at thirty-something...but it was always what we called them and it never changed...each to their own surely??

My father is dead but he will always be Daddy to me...he would have hated to be a Dad...

My mother might start being called Granny or similar by everyone soon...

my children - 16-21 - still call us mummy and daddy, I quite like it

About 8/9 or whenever the child says they'd prefer it I recon.

DH's mum always refers to his dad as daddy when she's talking about him which I always feel sounds a bit weird, but then she still calls her mum mummy so maybe it's normal for them.

DH has never had the balls to say he'd prefer she didn't, so why would she stop?

It also makes me think is a bit strange is when the a set of parents refer to each other as mum and dad, to everyone, it's like they're identified as their role as a parent and nothing else.

Oh dear, we are a very poncy family, it seems.

DS calls me Ma or Mem (as in South Park) and the rest call me Mommy (as they are American ponces, no less). I don't know where they got it, as it's unheard of in the US.

My PILs call each other Mummy and Daddy. Makes me cringe! They are in their 70s and have always done this, ever since DH and SIL were born.

If you want a fight I'm happy to oblige. I'm 38 and my brother is 35 and we do and always have called our parents mummy and daddy. It's just a name, it hurts no one, I've managed to get to this ripe old age without anyone taking the piss or commenting on it, except for threads like this in which people I have never met and never will, say that it bugs them. So forgive me if I carry on addressing my fantastic parents in a manner that suits the family and not you. How about you keep your beak out and don't worry about things that don't concern you?

Now is that arsey enough or do you want me to get out the face?

I called my parents Mammy and Daddy till I was about 10, then Mum and Dad.

Ds1 still calls me Mammy except in the presence of his friends when I become Mum.

I think it sounds silly in anyone about about 8.

Although I still do the occasional "Daddddddyyyy" if I would like a lift somewhere

Oi,Rockbird, you lah-di-dah ponce! I bet people do the take the piss, but just not to your face

My aunt called her mum 'mummy' till 'mummy' died any beyond - she was 94 when she died. She visits 'mummys' grave etc.
My own mum does the same but to a lesser extent. Their brother uses "maw".
Its a bit odd but such is life.

I couldn't do it, it would just feel very weird. Equally I don't want DD to always call me 'mummy'.

But each to their own, I don't see why people should stop it if it suits them.

I would find it odd if my children started referring to me as Mum. I am a Mummy, not a Mum. DS is 12 and calls me Mummy. If he ever feels too old to call me Mummy then he can call me Milly, but I am never answering to Mum.

'Tis what posh people do according to MN.

What I find weird is I call my parents mummy and daddy, never even gave it a second thought until I was on MN. However, I find it a bit odd when DP does it.

At 33, I still call my parents, Mummy and Daddy. We all do, except my brother, he's too cool aparently .

And yes, my husband takes the mick every time.

I'm not at all poncy by the way. Far from it. It's just a term of affection .

i called my Mummy and Daddy after teenage years but before it became confusing for DD1. Now i use first names, like DD1. a bit odd for them, but makes it plaing to her who i mean.

My 65 year old mother speaks of my late Nanny and Grandad as Mummy and Daddy. (And yes, my much missed Nanny and Grandad will forever be just that to me, despite me being in my mid-40s).

Quite a lot of my Jewish friends, most of whom are around my own age, also call their parents Mummy and Daddy. Perhaps it's a cultural thing as much as personal choice?

I used to love Daniel O'Donnell - until I heard him refer to his mother as "Mammy" in interviews. Now I cringe everytime I see him!

Mine were called Mum and Daddums - sadly they're both dead.

MillyR - totally with you there, apart from my DC will call me Cake not Milly, obv

Rather shocked DH the other day when he told DS (not yet 2yo so was thankfully oblivious) to 'Give your coat to Mum' and I shouted back 'I'm not his Mum!'

I call my parents Mummy and Daddy, always have and always will I expect!

Nothing poncy about it, it's just what I call them :)

My mum called her parents Mummy and Daddy all her life (she's 68 and they both died a few years ago), but they're all foreign, so I guess she gets a pass! I call my parents Mummy and Daddy when I want something or am feeling particularly affectionate, and I'm 38!