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

[Whothefuckfarted]

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?

Currently watching "Housewife 49" and the Mummy is doing exactly what we're talking about here! I love that film! x

To the people who call their parents mummy and daddy - do you call your teeth your toothypegs? Do you say 'ickle' instead of 'little'?

I have my kids trained to call me mammy - we are from Norn Iron but the wains grew up in the deep south. Dh calls his parents ma and da.

I am with you OP. It makes me cringe too.

Yeah maybe. I still do it though. TBH mine get called any or all of Mum, Dad, Mummy, Daddy, Papa, Mama.

Gruntfuttock - no. I am completely not twee in any other respect. It is apparent that what I am is a complete hypocrite, as that kind of talk would make me want to punch the speaker in the mouth. Like sodding Louisa on the Apprentice, when she took that call from the office early on in the series, and then danced around the house like the fucking task fairy telling everyone what was going down, in this stupid little girly voice. I've been sitting on that for a while, so apologies as it's come out as a fully mature rant.

When dd 20 calls her df Daddy it doesn't sound twee at all because that's what she always has called him and I can't imagine it seeming strange as she gets older. I think dh wouldn't realise she was talking to him initially if she said Dad because she has never called him that. She doesn't use any other little girl phrases and is a pretty mature 20 yo tbh.

Think its up to that person what hiw they address their parents. Im not irks nor posh but my dad has always been my daddy. Sometimes was dad but majority daddy. My mum has always been mum or mother. Maybe its a closeness thing?i was always closest to my dad. Devestated to lose him, 5 years on i still get upset, when talk about him i use the word daddy a lot.

Meant to say how that person address their parents is up to them, and that im not Irish or posh. I hate iPhones.

Nope still do, I'm 36, and so do my brother and sisters. Winds my DH up no end but I refuse to conform to the Mum and Dad brigade

My DP calls his father "pops"

He's 42

My partner that is not his dad

Kali110

It's not about how you address you parents to their face.

It's about calling them mummy and daddy to your friends etc..

Example: Hey Nigel, how are you? I will be there soon, I'm on my way, just left my mummy and daddy's house. See you soon!

CRINGE!

Repeating what someone else said - is normal where my family are from in Northern Ireland

Kali I'm so sorry about your Daddy. I agree with the closeness thing dd has always been a daddy's girl from her being a tiny tot.

I'm in my 30's and I still call my parents mummy and daddy.
It's their names.
I feel it's like suddenly giving a nickname to someone you've known all your life and always called by their full name. Why do it?

sleep

Mum and Dad brigade haha!

where do I sign up?

To others my mum/dad, parents, mother/father. To their faces mummy and daddy. And to hell with anyone else's opinion.

Shiney I called my Dad Pops too when he was alive. No idea where it came from though.

smartiepants

If you were out with friends at the cinema for instance and your phone rang and it was your mum's mummy's number, would you say to your friend, 'got to take this, it's my mummy calling me?'

On another note, what name is your mum's mummy's number listed under on your phone? Is it actually listed as Mummy?

I can't talk for Smartie but dd would say I'll phone Daddy and ask him to pick us up and we are listed as Mummy and Daddy on her phone. Does it matter? her friends don't ever comment about what she calls him it's not that big a deal is it?

No it doesn't matter insanity not a big deal at all.

Just asking

How old is your DD?

I call my parents mummy and daddy and I am 28. I always have and it would be unnatural not to! I am Northern Irish though. I wouldn't do it at work, I'd probably say "My mother is visiting"... my father calls my granny and grandpa "Ma and Da"

Haven't read all the posts but in northern Ireland it is very common- I call mine that and I am 31 and my 27 year old macho brother does the same!

Had to check, but my Daddy is listed as Daddy in my phone. Mummy isn't on there as her mobile phone is never on. I would carry on but I can hear your screaming from here .

Dd is 20, my ds's 25,24 and 18 call us Mutt and Dat tbh I'd answer to anything although I did object to being called minimum when my eldest was taller than me at 11.