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?

Not read through the thread but I find it cringe worthy, it actually blows my mind. I always thought it was the language of the posh upper class, certainly unacceptable here in Manchester where Mam and Dad is the norm .

I'm surprised but pleased to see that so many other people still call their parents mummy and daddy! I always thought we were the only family that did it...I wonder whether this is actually far more normal than people let on

Hmmm.... yes if it's the third person they are normally Mum and Dad. I wouldn't say I'd just left my Mummy's [house].

On my phone it's my Mum's name and under 'Occupation' My Mother.

Agree EugenesAxe I often call my folks Mummy or Daddy (depending on which one I'm talking to at the time). But would never tell someone I've been to see Mummy, or Daddy took me bass fishing. In the 3rd person they are usually just Mum and Dad, my folks, Ma n Pa, The parents, Mother is I'm pissed off with her, Father if I'm being sarcastic to him, or Gran and Grampa.

I'm 39 from Northern Ireland. i call my parenets mummy and daddy, my mother calls her parents Mummy and daddy (when she talks about them they are of course tattie bread)

yabu

I call my mother..mum and have from age 8 or 9..my DC call me mum, mother, mummy or mumzie depending on context... mum or mother normally ...mumzie/mummy when they want a favour or are being soppy, they are in their 20s!
My closest friend, in her 50s, calls her parents mummy and daddy, her own adult children call her mum..

I'm with you op! I used to work with lots of vv posh people in mayfair and hearing grown men on the phone going "hello mummy" just made me cringe. If you,d done that at my high school you would have been slated!

Though my mum always called her (Irish) parents mammy and daddy, as do my Irish friends and somehow that sounds right??!

i sometimes use mummy and daddy. my dad is nearly always referred to as daddy by family (when they are talking to me about him)

I still call mum mummy. I'd love to call my dad daddy still, but he's no longer with us.

I'm sure out say thing too that make your friend cringe - worry about something important

You must just be NQOCD. (34 years old with a Mummy and Daddy)

I am 43 and my mother is still my mamma. My 20somethings are still at home and call me mamma.

Mammy and daddy are very Glaswegian.

I agree OP. And I find you can often predict the people who will do it...

Mine tend to use Mummy, in conversation with me - Ma if talking about me.

Pre-divorce, they usually opted for 'the parents', as in "we're going to the parents this weekend"

Whos that euro?

Dare I ask what NQOCD stands for?

Yes I sometimes say mummy and daddy in front other people. It depends on the context.

I.e not at a job interview but have done in front of some dear friends of mine.

YABU.

I'm totally council estate common (east london/essex) and I always called my parents mummy and daddy, til they died when I was 21 and 25 respectively.

I do still refer to them as mummy and daddy, especially on birthdays, anniversaries and any time I especially miss them (I miss them all the time, but sometimes, even now, acutely so).

I'd love to have had the chance to call them mummy and daddy to their faces just one more time.

I know it as NQO T D (Not Quite Our Type, Darling)
but will take a guess that NQOCD is Not Quite Our Class Darling

I call my dad poppabear and daddybear and various other cringe worthy names...I'm 33 but I'll always be daddys girl.

I competely agreed and it's what i call my parents. I cringe whenever I say it, go out of my way to not be overhead! I wished I'd naturally moved into calling them mum and dad but it went on a bit long then I got embarrassed about changing it. Would NEVER refer to my mum as my
Mummy when mentioning her to someone - aaarrrrgfffhhhh!

Yup I feel a right twat having to call 'mummy' to get her attention when we're out, but she'd be heartbroken if I called her mum and after all these years it wouldn't quite feel right to me either.
When I speak about her to a third party I always say mum tho!

Ynbu drives me nuts too. It sounds really pathetic coming out an adults mouth.

I'm another N Ireland poster here, and my parentals will forever be Mummy and Daddy to me

It's not fair to yabu because my parents died! Wtf!

My dh calls his dps mummy and daddy. It's not very attractive.

IMO, that's what small children call their parents. But that's my experience.

Nothing to do with the fact that dc's parents are very controlling etc....

Ahha! Mumngran and morganmummy

Clearly I am not quite of your class dear , I wouldn't ever refer to my parents in the third person as mummy and daddy to anyone. Very much working class in this direction.

I guess summing up-

It's fine to call your parents mummy and daddy directly to them.

It's fine to call them mammy and daddy whatever your age if you're Irish

If you call them mummy and daddy in the 3rd person when talking to someone else then you are either vair posh/upper class, otherwise your pretentious and up your own bum.

I just think it makes you sound like you're about 10.