To not like him calling me Mummy...

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My Husband calls me Mummy around the house while my kids are around, so for example he might shout 'Mummy, do you know where are DS's socks are'...etc
If I have given the kids a snack he will say 'Mummy is there one for me!'
I didn't mind when the kids were really young and he was talking with them but I find it a bit creepy he is using it to directly ask me questions.... am I being unreasonable? Is it me thats overthinking it?

yes exactly this! I do this too - oh well least we can be friends 😂lets hide from everyone else.....I don't think they think it's ok..... 🙈haha!

What's wrong with it? Yeah, bit odd if the kids aren't around, but calling you mummy/mom/mum around the kids is normal (to me.)

And what's wrong with nurses and teachers doing it? (as a few posters have said.) Do people expect all of them to know the first name/Christian name of every child's mother?

I'd ask him if he's got some weird fetish because you're not his mother you're his partner 😂😂😂

I’d hate that too.

DH’s grandparents used to call each other mum and dad…even when FIL (their 60 year old only child) wasn’t there!! 😆

She's not his mum? @PurpleButterflyWings

Have you told him to fucking stop before you punch him?

Word of warning. I’ve been with guys who love love love being called daddy. It could backfire

If the kids weren't around it would be weird, but surely its fine when they're there. Isn't it being done for their benefit. My husband and I do this all the time as it involves the children in the conversation, 'daddy, can you grab the wetwipes, mummy would you like a cup of tea, etc. I didn't think we were weird!

Oh shit! Reading this I have just realised that I do this when the dcs are around (even though they are teens) - I call DH 'Daddy' when they are in the room! Is this not okay this century?

But why? Why can't you 'involve the children in the conversation ' and not weirdly call your oh daddy?

@canonlydoblue

Omg, heave. That would make me so uncomfortable.

@Topgub

I have no idea. Our eldest is 11 so I guess its just habit now. I call him by his name or babe when its just us.

That’s so lovely. Your post made me smile

To the previous poster who said "ask mummy" is fine for an under 8; it really isn't. It should be "ask your mummy/mum". In our pronoun bound public sector one would expect every nurse and teacher to use a neutral pronoun where it's necessary .

fanny dehydrator. Defo Riley my next username. It’s glorious

@RosesAndHellebores not sure if you're being serious or tongue in cheek.

Pull a Phoebe Buffay (from Friends) on him. The only way to beat a weirdo is by being a bigger weirdo. Unless he seems to enjoy it... Then... Idk... Water gun, spray him everytime he does it 🤷🏼‍♀️

@Brigante9
I really wish there was a like button on Mumsnet. This comments made me laugh 😂

A bit of both @Dontbelieveawordofit. However, I do think adults should set good examples to children. Especially adults who want people to think they are educated.

Creepy or not, it makes him sound like a massive wet blanket. I couldn’t live with that.

That was my first thought!

My kids are 18,16 and 11. My husband and I still call each other Mummy and Daddy - It's just become a habit that's hard to get out of I think.

Yikes.

We should be setting good examples to our children or we should be proving our intelligence to other adults who think we're not well educated? Mmm, you definitely don't have your tongue in your cheek, do you? Maybe something stuck up your arse though...
Please correct my grammar, spelling or punctuation anytime you're feel condescending

Some men do it for sexual reasons if they want or like the idea of being dominated. It excites them as well.

I would straight ask if that's the case, even if it's not just mention that it sounds weird to you and for him to stop.