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

Well, there's always one, but I'm a West Midlands Mum and the mom thing sets my teeth on edge too.
Especially when one dear friend keeps telling me I'm saying it wrong. Am 47 years of age and my (Irish) mum hasn't corrected me yet

YANBU.

And Mams

Thank you, Ginger

Last but not least.

My 3 year old insists on calling me mama whenever he wants attention or a treat or something. I'm really irritated by it now, especially because it's normally said in a superwhingy tone "ma-maaaaaaaaaa"

I'm from the West Mids, raised all my life in Wales. I have a Mom and I am a Mommy. "Mummy" sounds unnatural in my accent and "Mam" doesn't suit me.

@FrancisCrawford I stand corrected I only have a couple of Scottish friends and they've never said mum so I extrapolated that and assumed it was just an English thing.

To be fair I'm not Scottish either so I'm still happy to stick with my Mam status rather than mum/mom etc

Everyone I know has grandkids who call them nanny. Or nana. Not gran or granny! Gran and granny should be reserved for people who are 75+ imo.

Call me anything except mom. I hate it. It doesn't matter how my times I tell dc not to write it they feckin do.

The Welsh name for mother has an extra syllable.

Mammeeeeeeya.

I prefer mum or mummy, I am not at all fond of mom or mommy but then my kids have never used those words, neither have they used mammy or mam... I am Scottish and would not respond to maw either and wouldn't want them to call DH da.

Same as I prefer gran or granny, I had a nanna but she was my great gran and made us call her that

I am a mom and I am not Amercan. Everyone is mom where I live here in the UK. Is there something wrong with it?

Mom is yet an another word that UK has appropriated from the USA. Mom did not derive in the Midlands, it's is more likely used in that region due to the diverse cultures that coexist there.

Another Mommy here. Midlander and proud. Not sure I understand all the angst about it though. A class thing? Really?

Mom did not derive in the Midlands, it's is more likely used in that region due to the diverse cultures that coexist there.

Source?

It's not always as obvious spoken out loud as it is written down, which I think is part of the reason a lot of people don't realise there are regional variations. My mum (W Mids) always referred to me as 'your mommy' when speaking to DD, and I'm not sure anyone other than me really noticed.

My mum is a brummie and refers to herself as mom, always has.

It was MN that made me realize it was a regional thing and not a weird mum thing

Got a source for that Blanca?

My poor DC!

On my side they have had Nana and Poppa (my parents), Nan and Grandad (my mum's parents) Gramma and Grampa (my dad's parents) , Memere et Pepere (dhs mums side) Grandmere (dhs grandmother) , Nanny and Poppy (dhs father's side) and NanNan (dhs other grandmother)
That's way each and every one has their own special name, and they always know who we are referring to

Must be more West Midlands. Not heard it used in the east Mids.

I can assure you that my black Country great great grandmother born in 1898 and died when I was 14 was always a "mom" way before there was much multiculturalism around. My Nan is 95 this year and has also always been a Mom.
Never heard anything so saft in my life

I have a Mam but live darn sarf now so I'm Mum to my kids even though it makes me cringe a little bit.

Ah it's each to their own.

But having gotten used to Mam (it's a thing where I come from), I can never help thinking "mummy" is something in the Egyptian tombs. LOL.
Sorry.

Mum is fine, mother is fine, Mam is fine, but I have a little shudder at Mummy. That is for the royals. Remember the spray on Diana's coffin from the boys? Yep Mummy.

Anyone who calls their mother mummy after the age of 13 needs a clip on the ear.

lots of black country people on here! i live in devon now. they talk funny here. I am trying to educate them.