to think a 30 odd year old woman...

[bea]

shouting out to her 'mummy and daddy' is a little bit icky?

OI, interesting that you went "down" to his level though.. my sister used to put on a ridiculous Geordie accent none of us had ever had to talk to one boyfriend to make him feel comfortable. Why wasn't she making him speak like us?

Xenia - she was being polite... it happens early in relationships. They either then break down or women try to improve their men...

What Anna ?!! 'improve their men...'...my DH would put me in a headlock if I tried any 'improving' !! And I almost pushed him out of a fast moving car once when he said,' I'll talk you through the next roundabout...',( he disapproves of my skittish driving ...

I see women improving their men, and children, every day of every week of every year...

Ok I'me obviously really ignorant but I thought Mum and Dad were the most frequently used terms once a child is no longer little. My DS1 (approaching 6) dropped Mummy and Daddy a while back. I certainly call my parents Mum and Dad to their face - normally referring to them as "my mother and father" to non-family. Do people really think Mum and Dad are strange or tacky terms (genuinely perplexed)?

I'm in my forties and have always called my parents Mummy and Daddy (could be my Irish working class background? ). Dh is Asian and called his parents Mummy and Daddy too. So both our children call us Mummy and Daddy - I do think it is a regional/cultural thing.

I still call my mum and dad 'mummy' and 'daddy'. I am not a toff, nor am I childish. I have always called them that - why would I change? Just like I always call my gran and granddad 'gran and granddad'. I am 29.

My dds still call me mummy too.

As long as it's polite, I really don't have any problem with what people call their parents, but what exactly is WRONG with using Mum and Dad?

Ds1, aged 3.5, has already dropped 'mummy' for 'Muuuuum'

We do know a few couples with no kids, who call each other mummy and daddy to their cat/dog

I called them 'Mum and Dad' from quite an early age, but still referted the 'Mummy and Daddy' when I wanted something throughout my teens.

Until recently I was 'Mummy' to my 2 DDs (3+4) but they have been doing French lessons and I am now frequently 'Maman' or 'Mama' which I think is adorable.

Whatever anyone wants to call their parents at any age is reasonable, every relationship is different

xenia you do make me larf sometimes. mummysnet is such a fab name lol

Only read OP.
I don't refer to my parents as Mummy and Daddy, but don't think it's "icky".
I think the word "icky" is a bit strange though!
Each to their own.

I recently heard a woman of 50 call her 80 year old mother "mummy". I thought it was rather appealing. Mummy is a nice word.

Yes you are beug unreasonable my 20 year old often calls me Mummy but also calls me Mum. My 15 and 17 year olds call me Mum although the 17 year old will occansionly say Mummy when she is speaking to her sisters or DH about me.
We are not posh ny the way.

DSis and I still call our parents Mami and Dadi (welsh). Although I've noticed that now we both have kids we say it less. And we had a Bampa.

guess we're icky

I couldn't call my parents mummy and daddy, it would feel as if I was speaking in baby talk. If I still called them mummy and daddy would I also still call a horse - horsey, a dog - doggie etc? It doesn't feel right for me personally. And I don't think I could keep a straight face or accept it if DP called his parents mummy and daddy, that would just have been too weird!

It doesn't bother me in the slightest. People call their parents whatever they like - if they are all happy then what has it got to do with me?

I call mine 'mummy' and 'daddy' sometimes.
Sometimes 'mum' and 'dad'.

No biggie.

ooo! i'm all depressed as my two longest threads i have ever started on mumsnet comprises of a cheeky observation and a thread on Doodle Do!... no meaningful ponderance, no helpful advice... no intelligent whitterings.... sigh!

I'm 42yo, daughter of Jamaican immigrants and I call my DM "Mummy". So do my DBs and the oldest is 55yo.