To ask why somepeople use the word mom on here?

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Mom?

I have a Mum (Scotland) and some people here have a Maw, a Mither, or a Mere.

or a Wee Maw

Another who had a maw, mam, mum, mummy and mither depending on my mood. My youngest calls me mama, the older one uses mum. They also use diaper and ask me not scold them which makes me laugh as it sounds so old fashioned. Some folk do get quite snotty about what words they deem acceptable.

squoosh

I also had a Papa instead of a Grandad or Granpa.

Oh yeah, I love how Scottish kids call their Grandad their Papa. It sounds so sweet.

I have a mater Mom, and I am my DD's Mommy

Do English folk not use papa for granddad then? There was a thread recently where someone got huffy as the grandfather wanted to be called papa and she refused as to her that meant father.

I've only ever heard Papa for Grandad in Scotland.

My SA DH uses it aswell.
I don't want to be called Mom or Mommy so it's a real effort on his part to use Mum.
He sounds weird saying it actually!!

Begonia I've never heard it in England however its a big place and my experience is limited to Yorkshire. I kinda remember that thread.

I'm from the Midlands and I say 'Mam'.

I wouldn't write 'Mam' though, because I would feel as if I were stereotyping myself - like writing 'oop north'. And Mam is a pronounciation of Mum, in my mind.

Certainly not from this part of the Midlands. It is Birmingham area that say it not most of the West Midlands.

ie not Coventry CovMum?

"You can take the girl out of Bilston, but you can't take Bilston out of the girl"

^^ This. With bells on.

I'm most put out that DH can't understand that I want to be called Mommy/Mom too.

DH's dad is called Papa, and his mum is called Ooma, by DD. FIL's family has Norfolk roots, and all the Norfolk grandparents are Ooma and Papa. I don't know if it's a Norfolk thing or a family thing though

I'm from Sedgley :o

Oma (pronounced Oh-Mar) is Dutch for Grandma btw

Another black country girl here. I'm a mommy.

Not far away from you bitoutofpractice

Another 'furriner' here. I generally use Mom and Mommy if I'm not thinking about it and Mum and Mummy if my brain is awake enough to remember to change. I'm learning, but it's a work in progress, much like my remembering to tuck the u in colour.

I see this thread pop up pretty regularly but I never actually notice posters say mom. I'm American but will usually use "mum" on mumsnet as you lot are forrin and don't want to confuse anyone

Happyasapiginshite-Did you call your Mam Mammy when you were little?

Of course happyasapiginshite said Mammy when she was small

I started with Mammy, moved on to "me ma", moved on to "mam" and did fukk circle back to mammy.

But she is gone now and I miss her

Hello?? fukk......meant full circle!!

DH is from near Stourbridge, and although it is pronounced more like Mom, I've only seen his mother write it as Mum.

I'm not from round'ere, but it was always Mummy, then Mum when I was little. My sister and I went through a phase of saying Ma, but that was an affectation because we liked it from the Little House books.

My DC all call me Mummy (eldest is 13). I didn't know it made me posh!

Ahh Bally- I miss mine too. She would have been bemused by MN but still would have wanted to hear all about it!