Mum/Mom

[PrincessConsuelaBananahamm0ck]

I often see posts on here where people use 'Mom' instead of 'Mum'. I always thought Mom was just an American thing and I know some Americans use these boards. However I see it often enough to wonder if there's parts of the UK that use Mom not Mum and it's not just the odd American on here? I know that 'Mam' is a thing in other parts of the UK, but I had no idea 'Mom' was. Can someone please enlighten me?

[MrsWillGardner]

I’m Coventry and say mum.

[STOPSCRATCHINGTHECRADLECAP]

OP you must turn back time to when you were not on this forum, magic yourself ontothe forum and notice the mum/mom thread has been done before.

OR other posters should stop being so dim and realise that not matter how "done to death" a threadis, the OP clearly wasn't here then. But hey if making her feel silly gives you a metaphorical wide-on then who am I to judge?

Op I made this exact thread about 10 years ago. There were less arseholeson here back then and no one jumped down my throat for asking.

[MadisonAvenue]

I'm another Midlands Mom.

It made my day a few weeks ago to find an American imported mug in TK Maxx with Mom on it.

[HalfBloodPrincess]

I’m mum (or mothership) to my oldest two (born and raised in London) and mam to my youngest (moved to wales before he was born)

[StillCoughingandLaughing]

Grew up in the Midlands and everyone I know says (and writes) ‘Mom’. If anything it makes more sense than ‘Mum’ as at least the opening letters are the same as the word it abbreviates.

I’ve also just tried saying ‘Mum’ in a Brummie accent and it sounds weird.

[ClinkyMonkey]

Came on this thread out of genuine curiosity for the answer and, yet again, am confronted by a bunch of rude, aggressive posters yapping on about how the subject has been done to death etc. Bloody hell. Wise up and let people ask a question. And why does it have to be seen as anti American when someone asks a perfectly reasonable question about regional variations?

Get a life!

[Eggstatic]

I write mum but usually say mom, my kids call me mam/mammy. I grew up in the midlands but now live in the north

[Bigonesmallone3]

Drives me mad when people say 'done to get death' about genuine questions..
Not everyone on mumsnet has been here forever or may of missed things..
I have been around a little while and haven't come across this question before.
I am enlightened, thanks OP

[NotTheMrMenAgain]

Another Brummie here (waves at fellow Brummies). My great-grandmother, who was born in the 1890's, called her DM 'mom' - so it's not a new thing.

[MamaWeasel]

Another midlander here, one of my children calls me Mom, the other calls Mum..... No idea why the difference, there's not even two years between them.

I was, however, brought up just outside Birmingham and was always told that "mom" is "common"......

[SleepingStandingUp]

Wolverhampton here and it's Mom all the way, except for my 3 yo who calls me Mam.

I never understood why cards said "Mum"

DS goes to school in the adjacent town and its def Mom in the school in the display boards etc

[DuploRelatedInjury]

@Caspiana really? I was born and brought up in Birmingham and I've never come across a brummie who doesn't say mom. Only people I knew growing up who used mum were from Solihull!

[Deadbudgie]

Originally cam from the east mids where it’s mum, moved to birmingham was confused by the mom thing too. But round here defo mom. Keeping an eye on my child to make sure it stays mum though

[PhilomenaButterfly]

Oh God, not again.

[allnewredfairy]

I'm Coventry and it's mum but 15 miles down the road and DH from Birmingham says mom. Always amazes me the difference over such a short distance.

[gauntletthrown]

I'm from near Birmingham and we say mom but spell it mum still.

[NotTheMrMenAgain]

MamaWeasel Common? Common?! I'd flounce off in a huff, but yeah, probably.......DH's posh though, so we balance each other out

[Deadbudgie]

Duplo the Boden brigade in so....lihal all defo say mummy at age 40.

Those that live in sol...e...Hull are more of the mom brigade🤣

[TheCanyon]

My scottish dd calls me mom/mam. Shes a bit odd though

[Caspiana]

@duplorelatedinjury

Ha! I’m from Moseley, not Solihull - maybe it’s a south Birmingham thing?!

[thenewaveragebear1983]

Brummie here too- my sister and I call dm Mum but pronounce it Mom; I have friends who will spell it mom though (eg on Facebook posts/texts etc)

[Iputthescrewinthetuna]

I am from Birmingham, I say Mom...but I write Mum!
My children all call me Mum and write Mum.

[123drink]

I'm in the West Midlands and say mum

[Menarefrommarsitwouldseem]

I was born in Birmingham and say mom.

As do my DC.

Mum just sounds off out of a brummie mouth

[HeronLanyon]

Agree have no idea why those who think or know it’s been ‘done to death’ bother to get involved and be rude !
Good question.
I switched from mom to mum when moved to London for the USA as a child. When my mum was around 65 ish it turned to ‘ma’ - don’t know why.