Momsnet is an april fools joke I hope

[BananasInBloomers]

Can't stand 'mom' or 'mommy'.

why? there are areas of the UK that refer to mothers as mom as well as the USA!

YABU children can call their moms whatever they like - its not for you to say what they can and can't do

Oh you obviously didnt see the welcome note

So you can't stand the way Americans speak?

I did...

Everytime I see 'mom' written I hear that whiny kid from supernanny Us.

a little while ago I did

!!!!!

April foolie fooler! I thought you were serious.

No duh it's an April Fool but by the way people need to stop being so arsey about "mom". Sooo common in the West Midlands! The vast majority of people I know say "mom". Wonder how many minds I will blow in telling you that people also say "mam" or even "mama".

No I don't mind how the american accent.

I say mam but then again I'm Irish.

It's "maw" and "mammy" on the west coast of Scotland.

"Like the Mayflower and One Direction before us, we are going West!"

DH is from the Midlands and says / types, "Mom"

I met him on-line and there were a few people from the U.S I was speaking to at the same time (2003)

Thought he was American for months!

My step-d is lives in the midlands and swear blind that mum is pronounced "mom" and umbrella is "ombrella". She is wrong..natch

Hahahaha! Love it!

Why didn't you post on Justine's thread - why start one which is a spoiler??

I think you should report your own post, apologise and tell J that you are happy to have your thread deleted. It's just rude really.

Well I LOVE it. I'm off to bake pie.

West Midlands here and hear Mom all the time. DD for some reason best known to herself calls me mama

Spoil it for everyone, why dontcha OP !

Mum is mainly southern England middle class.....

And if they want the Southern states, it's MarmsNet