Daughter calling me "mom"

[SuzukiLi]

Wibu to ask my mum to stop my 3 year old watching American tv when she is there? She picks her up from nut earth twice a week when I finish late and now 3 year old has started calling me mom or mommy. Which just really grates! Aibu to ask her to stick to ceebeebies?

I’m a British woman and have raised two sons in the U.S. - now adults. I always insisted on being called ‘mum' and not ‘mom’ because I’m a British mum and not an American mom I told them.

I find it odd that many British women are starting to believe ‘mom’ is a British word. Having lived in the US for about 45 years it amazes me how many American words & sayings are now being used in the U.K.

I was raised in the east Midlands in the 50’s and 60’s and never heard the word ‘mom’ used. Some people are getting Americanized and are not even aware of it.

I love Nut earth and The Squirrel Overlords

A West Midlands ‘mom’ does not sound like an American ‘mom’. The WM ‘mom’ is a shorter sound. So I’m sure the OP can tell if it’s a TV influence thing and I suspect she’d know if her kid was a Brummie.

I'm in Staffordshire. It's Mom here.

Yep it's official, people say MOM in the midlands.

Plus, MUM is a deodorant anyway.

You are not gonna stop Americanisms (there's one right there - gonna!) They are everywhere. Many kids (and some young adults,) say diaper and cellphone and sidewalk. Not on purpose, but it just comes out as they have always watched lots of American TV. They say 'hell yeah' and 'whatever!' too. Cant be helped. It's just the way it is. Lots of Americanisms are creeping into our language, but MOM is not one of them; it's always been here.

Many kids (and some young adults,) say diaper and cellphone and sidewalk.

Really? Adopting US slang is fine but my eyes would roll right out of my head at a British person talking about diapers and cellphones.

Just correct her.

I've tried!

Oh well, if we're going back to Middle English to justify mangling the English language we could reintroduce the thorn and start pronouncing things in a 14th century way. Can't wait!

Not U, your child and it would irritate me too. Although my mum is sometimes called mam 😂 she hates it

Mam is used in parts of Wales, mainly by more working class types. My DF called his mother Mam.

GS (6) gets corrected every time, with a short lecture on how we are in the UK, not America, and we don't have butts unless we are shooting arrows or smoking nasty smelly cigarettes. Or whatever.

Although I say claw-set (closet) without meaning. To and my whole family screeches at me about it. I can't bloody help it 😭😭

Mam is also used by Welsh people. I also call my Mam Mammy!

Another Midlander here - we've used Mom for at least 3 generations so at least as far back as 1901!

Canadian here... I totally understand wanting to be called what you want. Mommy is the most common around here, at least for the younger years, but I didn't feel like a "mommy", I felt like a "mama". Fortunately, my kids agreed, but a couple of times when they called me mommy, it was like nails on a chalkboard.

A few other things...

Mirror should be pronounced as such. Meer is simply lazy.

Store bought... why so upsetting?

Also super curious what Nut Earth is?

I know diapers are nappies, but what do you call sidewalks and cellphones?

I love language, and these types of threads fascinate me 😍

I must also be working class then!

We say Mammy.

Someone upthread said that couch is American. It really isn't - it's very common here.

Sidewalks are pavements and cellphones are mobiles.

Honestly though I'm not bothered by americanisms other than mom, and the graham/Craig pronounciations

@SuzukiLi we call pavements paths where I'm from😂

beatrice to be fair so do we! I was trying to be all proper 😂

And it's not a 'mobile' it's just a phone 😊 the landline is defined as the landline and the mobile is the default phone ... that's to me ofc

Ah I see 😂

Ah fair! We definitely use mobile here. I love language and how it differs

South Wales Mom user here as did my mom and nan!