to hate the term 'kids'...

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I never call my children 'kids' and slightly cringe inwardly if someone refers to my children as 'kids'.

Don't really know why I hate it so much, I just do...

Anyone else with me on this one?

Yeah, my mum.

Not with you, no

Don't know why it grates for people

I'm the reverse, I'm not a fan of people saying 'my children' - it sounds so formal. I half expect these children to call their parents mater and pater .

I don't like it either - not really sure why!

My friend gooes a step further - "THE children"

I don't like it either.

Grandkids - that's worse though

It is better than the bairns!!!!!

I don't like it either. They are children, not baby goats.

yanbu

I quite like the ring of 'mater, I'm in the lavatory' when my 3 year old needs me to wipe her bottom

Do your children wear frilly blouses and velvet pantaloons Heighho ?

The only thing worse is kiddie

Actually, only half kidding, I always say lavatory, not toilet

Lavatory, toilet, loo - now we're onto a whole different debate

My dear old dad has always took exception to his children being described as baby goats!

BOG round here

YANBU - we have just received a Christmas card to grenadine and Mrgrenadine and "kids" - they can't have forgotten the children's names as they live in the same street!

ooh, am feeling all riled on your behalf, grenadine.

Am so glad it is not just me, everyone else I know calls their children kids. Am bringing dh round to my point of view though

would like them to wear frilly pantaloons and velvet blouses, saltyseadog, but am not that cruel

I prefer the term "smallies"

YABU

I prefer the term 'sprogs' to 'kids'

yabu i like it

I got a christmas card today made out to "Boys2mam, DP and kids" - I was a bit that they couldn't be bothered to put my boys names in. Its not even that it was from a colleague or an acquaintance or anything so removed, it was a family member.

I don't normally mind the collective reference but this just seemed lazy to me.