Dd wants to call me mum

[Fancyahobnob]

And not mummy anymore 😔
Didn’t think it would happen this young (7)
Want to be mummy a bit longer!

What age was your child when you started being called mum and how did it happen?

Mine are in their 30's and still call me Mummy. They tried calling me Mum but I told them that I hated it and then proceeded to ignore them until they used Mummy. We do all rather think it's hilarious now!
DS is in the Met and he gets called Lord Will (TBF he is a bit of a posh boy). One day when he and his coleagues were talking about what they called their mothers - absolutely no-one was surprised when he said Mummy!

My eldest started around 6 when my youngest was 1 and my youngest followed suit. My youngest now calls me mama when she’s happy to see me after being apart but that’s as much as I get !

I blame my husband for always saying ‘ask your mum’ 😂

it hurt but only for a bit. My eldest will no longer hold my hand to cross the road, that stung too, but not for long.

I called my mum “mum” and “mummy” interchangeably over the years until she died at 96 years of age.
You’re never too old to have a mummy ❤️

Mine has been calling me mum since the age of 2. I hate it! I thought if I ignored it and just kept referring to myself as mummy she’d go back to it but it hasn’t happened. Gutted.

@Ifoott
One day, sooner than you think, you’ll be holding your child’s arm as you cross the street.
It all evens out.
Glass half full. ❤️

My child said this too - I said yes of course - but if you want to call me mummy at home and mum in front of friends and others. I didn’t make a big deal of it and she forgot all about it and calls me mummy even with her mates there.

It's sad but inevitable. Mine call me Dad, "Frog", or "Deedey" and I'd think it odd if they called me Daddy. Why not agree with her a pet name you like and which is acceptable to her?

My son dropped the mummy and daddy and switched to mum and dad at around 2 years old 😂

nursery actually commented on how early it was to stop using mummy and daddy

@CoastOfXmasPast just out of curiosity please can I ask what nationality does that lovely term mamachuka come from

My 26 yo DD mortified herself recently in the supermarket by shouting "mummy, can we get some of these?" down the aisle to me...

My DDs called me Mummy longer than I expected (and was really comfortable with, I felt it made them look babyish!) until they were 13 and 15. For a year or so I became "Mama" (usually in a posh voice!) and since then I'm "Mother", and DH is "Father". We appear to have bypassed Mum and Dad entirely, unless they're talking about us to their friends, in which case they'll say "My Mum said..." rather than "My Mother said..."

FWIW my DM and I both started using our (school girl) French to communicate when the girls were small, and we didn't want them to know what we were talking about (e.g. we were considering taking them swimming, but didn't want the DC to get excited before we'd definitely decided to go), and as a result of that, I usually call my DM "Maman". The girls used to call her "Nanny", but for some reason that has never been shortened to "Nan", but has instead been elongated to "Nannington" (they also call eachother "Broski", despite both being girls...)

So I'd say YABU @Fancyahobnob, there are all sorts of things that she may call you over the years, and as long as none of them are horrible, I'd just let her get on with it!

I’m in my late 30s and use Mummy and Daddy when talking to my sister about them. 🤭 I have a neighbour in her sixties who does the same with her sister! 😂 I have a posh friend my age who actually calls her parents Mummy and Daddy though.

We are called 'you guys'. Not Mum Dad or anything familial. I'd rather not be a 'guy' but go along with it for fear of being treated as old.

my nephew was calling his mama by her first name from about age 6 lol

Ha ha, my 12 year old calls me mum, mummy, or mother depending on what he's after!

Look at it from another point of view, atleast your child can speak to call you Mum. I'd give my right arm to hear my 5 year old call me mum (or literally anything to be honest) but as of yet he doesnt speak, but we live in hope.
My eldest is 12 and started calling me mum about a year ago, because a friend mocked her for saying "mummy " and I'm okay with that because atleast I can have this sort of conversation with her, and she can express her feelings and not be afraid of upsetting me. Dont sweat the small stuff,your babies will always want and need you as long as you always make them feel loved, listened too and safe. Chin up Mama xxx

My ex calls his ‘mummy and daddy’ still now at the age of 50.

Just be thankful you’re called one of the two. My 4 yo calls me by my first name 🙄

Personally if my children still called me mummy I’d be pretty bloody worried about them. “Mummy” is very childish! “Mum” is grown up and heralds a new stage in your relationship and no matter how old they are it’s there decision so frankly, get over it!

Same here :)

I'm about to be a granny. People ask me what my grandchild will call me. I have no idea! Whatever they like as long as it's not abusive or unfriendly. My kids have called me Mum for a long long time. Occasionally my son calls me 'Mother mild sweet honey child'.

mine are 17 girl and 9 year old boy, I’m still mummy, dd calls me ma, Marge, mummy, mum, mumma. They call hubby daddy still. You’ll always be her mummy whatever age, don’t sweat it, she will love you all the same. Roll with it, as long as it’s not offensive lol

My lovely mum I think isn't keen on me sometimes calling her by her first name.

It only started when she became deaf and calling out 'mum' didn't register as it sounds so ambiguous like 'mmm'. It is the first sound babies make usually!

So for her to hear I used her name which is more distinct and more syllables.

She is always still Mummy to me and always will be..same with your child. X

Doesn't happen here in Northern Ireland 😊 We call our parents mummy and daddy every day of our lives. Except I call my mummy by her first name because reasons. My kids always have called me mummy though.

My 3 were all about 11/12 when they hit secondary school, but they did play with using mum at times alongside mummy from about 9/10 but mummy was the main. It’s probably peer groups and what they all say kids are so incredibly susceptible to what their peers do