To be on the floor devastated

[TheSheepofWallSt]

That my only-just two year old has started to call me “mum” not “mummy”?

Happy to be handed a grip, because I’m ridiculously (very unusually for me) sad over this!

Interesting to read about the use of "sorry", "what", "excuse me" or "pardon me"
languagelearningbase.com/88911/sorry-vs-excuse-me-vs-pardon

I never use "pardon". I find it somehow unnatural.

Ds2 starting using my given name for a bit age 2. I wasn't fussed and he's gone back to mummy. Ds1 started using dh given name and dh was really upset about it. . He now sometimes uses mum age 4.5yo.

Be as common as you like love.
I’m the daughter of immigrants who had to be more posh than the posh, and definitely more English than the English. Which obviously couldn’t work, so I’m an odd mash up of cultures and standards.
I don’t say serviette, I do say pardon, but I tend to get along with straight talkers, Hence my original request!

Kids. Gotta love 'em.

My eldest switched from "Mummy" to "Mum" and back again for years until settling on "Mum" as a teenager, then it moved to "Madre" (usually after I hadn't seen him for a while, he'd walk in the door, fling his arms open wide and bellow "Embrace me Madre!") - and yes, he's very theatrical! Now it's "Darth Mama" with the occasional "Mum" thrown in for good measure. I love him to bits, he makes me smile with my heart.

Just wait until DC calls you a bitch lol! OMG!

My dd now 7, calls me mama in the poshest voice-goodness knows where that has come from? Clearly not her elder brother or sister!

@ChodeofChodeHall

What?” is correct, people just think they sound posher using “pardon”

Agreed: 'pardon' is for people who say 'serviette' and 'haitch'

Yes! Sorry to digress, but can I add people who use yourself and myself inappropriately, mistakenly believing it sounds more educated, when the opposite applies. For eg. "Send the letter to myself", HAHA. Only YOU can send a letter to "myself".

OP, FWIW some of mine did that, but it reverted back after a short while

There are so many more important things in raising a child. Mum vs mummy?!?!?! Get a life and be thankful your child is talking.

Agreed: 'pardon' is for people who say 'serviette' and 'haitch'.

No, it isn't.

My ds never used mummy or daddy. It was always mum and dad. His sister used mummy and daddy for years.

“what” is also not accepted at school (at least at my son’s school)- easier to correct it now than later. it is quite rude, necer heard anybody use it in a professional environment either . better not let it become a habit that is then harder to break

Replying to a pp but “haitch” (for the letter “h”) is definitely not posh. It is common and they don’t say or teach “haitch” in private schools

Haitch is correct in Ireland. Indeed, it was used in my private school.

It might be part of his language development.

CHildren start to acquire language by copying others, then they start to understand the grammar and apply it.

This is why they seem to revert from good English to not so good, it's actually part of the process.

I love the way older Irish people still say 'Mammy' and 'Daddy' it sounds so affectionate.

Could be worse the queen used to get called Gary apparently William couldn't say granny 😁

My youngest has always called me mum and my middle child mumma. My eldest, 20 is severely autistic and still calls me mummy though so all good 🙂

Best OP ever. Great writer!

I was mama, then mummy now mum. Or Muuuuuummm

Seems young, I would be upset too, but they do change what they call depending on whose around - if talking to her friends my dd says mum but despite being 17 she says mama to my face, even if friends are in earshot. Is your partner saying mum to them? Mine still says mama referring to me, they like being different

Should days they say papa to their dad, we aren't French and I've always referred to him as dad! Started as a joke when we got the dog and it stuck.

My mum was called mummy then mater then matey by me

And mummy, mumbles and ma by my brother

Im mummy to to my daughter, mum to ds2 and mum or mummy depending on what he is after by ds1

I love some of the personal names on the thread...especially darth mama

I still call my daddy, daddy...but everyone else calls him Pa so he often doesn't respond. Bit embarrassing in a crowded shop

My teenage dd calls me Mumpy or Magical Mumpy when she wants something. I preferred mum to mummy so happy with that transition.

Kids are fine with pet death at that age so long as you’re prepared to spon a little fantasy around it about cat heaven and don’t be gloomy because they pick up on that so easily.

blendingrock I get Madre a lot too!

Being on the floor devastated is a bit strong. He'll have heard others using the expression and is trying it for size. He might revert, he might not. Just remember, he's not an extension of your needs, he's an individual.

PS. May this be the worst heartache he ever causes you!

@DrDiva 😂

I'm definitely not posh but I hate 'what?' Ugh!!! Pardon all the way!

And totally with you @TheSheepofWallSt but hopefully your little one will call you mummy again and is just trying mum out for size! I was 😱 when mine first said mum!