Mommy

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Am I the only one who cannot stand being referred to as a mom, mommy or mommie

I am not American

It is spelt MUMMY

I don't know why this annoys me so much but it sets my teeth on edge

I don't like it either but then I also really don't like Mam, Nan, Nanna. I think I'm just fussy!

It's not just Americans though

'Mom' is commonly used in the Midlands too.

It's a regional thing, same as Mammy and Mam.

But considering 'Mother' is spelled with an 'O' I suppose it's more correct than 'Mum' anyway?

Lol, and I think a mummy is something ancient and dead! Has to be Mum for me.

In Scotland your 'Maw' and 'Da'

I say mam and mammy. My children say mummy (ds) mammy, mom (dd)

Americans pronounce mommy as mummy anyway. So it doesn't matter how you spell it.

I'm a midlander (black country to be exact) I have a mom. I am a mom. I used to be mommy. I am definitely not American. Hth.

Didn't know that, sorry Midlanders! I rarely go north of Watford

I stand by my gritted teeth because one friend in particular who keeps asking how I'm enjoying "mommy life" is from Surrey

I hate Mummy and refuse to respond. I'm usually Mumma or Mama.

This has been absolutely done to death. In the West mids it's very commonly pronounce 'mom'. I say Mom, I am a Mom. I don't get annoyed if someone calls me mum or mam. Just a bizarre thing to get wound up about imo.

It's not just Americans though

'Mom' is commonly used in the Midlands too.

This!

I have a mom. I am a mom. I used to be mommy. I am definitely not American. Hth.

And this

I'm a mammy not a mummy

Irish people say 'mom' too.

Like Cwtch says, this has been done and done. I am the same with 'mum'. Mum is not the norm where I am from and so I won't be called it and I don't mind what other people are called.

DH is from part of the country that uses 'Mom/Mommy' and I'm not, it took all my strength not to scream at him that its spelt 'Mum' when he used to help the children write cards.

Luckily I have trained my children well and they know which one is acceptable to me. I've just got to get DH to learn to spell my name correctly and learn my correct date of birth then he's pretty much perfect.

I'm a mammy in Wales sorry PPs. And what's wrong with nan?!

Regional thing
We are Mam/Mammy up here in the NE!
And often Nan/Nanny/Nana, which is impossible to find on gifts.

Always mummy here. It's a class issue, isn't it?

YABU I'm not mummy I'm mammy! Mum/mummy is a distinctly English sort of thing and doesn't suit me (being Welsh and all that).

If someone else wants to be mommy that's up to them. You only get a finite amount of children, you should get to choose what they call you.

My dd often calls me mommy but tbh I'm just happy she calls me anything as she has asd and has only recently started saying odd words

God I loathe Mama with every fibre of my being.

I've always been Mummy when they were little tans now Mum.

Mom doesn't get on my tits like Mama, Christ even typing that out makes me cringe.

Janetbrown2015 A class issue?
Really???
I'm pretty sure it's just a regional issue, nothing to do with class.

I'm happy & proud to be a Midlands MOM.

*where tans came from I've no idea.