To think calling your parents 'Mummy & Daddy' is a bit silly after a certain age..?

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Example: 20 years old, mum to one, own place, but still refers to her parents as 'Mummy & Daddy'

I received a text from her when she was in labour saying 'Mummy's coming round to take me to hospital'

Often refers to them as 'Mummy & Daddy' in direct conversation and on social media sites too.

I totally cringe every time. AIBU?

Yup, it conjures up images of hooray henries.

But there are worse images in life.

As long as you've got a healthy loving relationship with the ma and pa, does it matter how you address them?

When I talk about my dad he's 'dad'. But when I talk to him he's Daddy. And I'm 53! It's his 'name'. Would be very hard to call him something else -especially as 'Dad' is what I call my FIL.

I call them Mammy and Daddy but I would never refer to them as that if I was speaking to someone else.

I can see how calling your dad 'daddy' directly to him can be a term of endearment, at any age...

My parents (who are both dead) were always Mummy and Daddy and I can't think of them as any other name. Its a really personal thing and sometimes it is about making them happy, by calling them what they wanted to be known as. I have no shame in that - I only wish they were still around for me to call them by those names. My brothers and I still call them Mummy and Daddy - its lovely for us, bugger what anyone else thinks

I'm confused OP - what do you expect us to call our parents - Mum and Dad or by their first names (shudder...) ?

But I can never understand why it matters do much to other people what we all call our parents!

stickemup

Not where I'm from (N.Ireland)

Perfectly usual - I'm in my thirties and still do it :)

You will always be your parents children. My mum will always be my mum and I'm proud to call her that. My mum called my grandad dad right up to his death at 88 when she's in her 60s. It's not silly. My cousin age 10 suddenly became interested in family relationships on hearing his dad call grandad dad and spent one family party trying to understand who was dad or mum to who. It's a privilege to be called mum or dad so age shouldn't be an issue.

I know it's illogical. I know it shouldn't matter, but OP, I'm right with you - it's just weird (unless you're Irish) and sounds like you are a toddler.

each to their own, live and let live

MY DD1 is 13 and I am still mummy

I'm in my mid late 30's and until my mum's death last year I called her mummy, albeit in a sort of tongue in cheek way. But only to her face, she was 'mum' or 'my mother' when I spoke about her to other people.

I think 'Mum' & 'dad' is non cringeworthy. butkin

london I think you've misinterpreted my point...

YANBU I hate it when adults say mummy and daddy. I only know one person who does this in real life. She is in her 90s (and her parents are 140).

I encouraged my ds to switch to calling me mum when he was about 9 but he'd already started referring to me as "my mum" when talking to other people.

This is a light hearted thread people, just sayin..

My opinion is that it sounds immature and it's a little bit over my social standing but I couldn't bat an eye lash to it when others use it..

That doesn't mean it's wrong for anyone to do it.

I was at college back in the day and one of my best friends was very posh, we went to her house for tea [dinner ] . They were lovely, she used Mummy and Daddy and after the firs one I just relaxed and ignored it.

When I was at high school (in South London) it simply wasn't cool to say mummy and daddy. I started calling them mum and dad when I went to high school. Same as DD who now calls me mum instead of mummy, except last thing at night when we still have a cuddle (she is 13).

My son is 3 and has never called me mummy also been mum

I call my mum Mother now and again for no reasons. If I want something then mummy comes out

Ok, how do we feel about people who use mummie and daddie - no I am not joking!

My 20-something DSs refer to us as mummy and daddy, despite us never having referred to our own parents that way. I don't know how that has happened.

me too piano ! And i'm 45!!