What do your DC's friends call you?

[biryani]

Do you allow yourself to be called by your first name by children? This seems to now be the norm as far as i can see, but am I alone in finding it rude and disrespectful? I wouldn't have been allowed to do this as a child and i am interested in what others think.

Yes, they call me by my name. The alternative is X's mum or Miss So-and-so, neither of which work for me.

They don't call me anything. I also don't like it, but can't quite put my finger on why especially as Mrs X or whatever seems too school teacherish.

Sorry, I mean I don't like first names.

Much prefer being called by my first name than "Emma's mummy". Hate the feeling that I am nothing but a mother these days.

I used to call my friends' parents Auntie X or Uncle X. (this was in the 1960s and 1870s)

y children tend to avoid calling adults anything at all, but if pressed, wouldn't dream of calling them anything but their first names nowadays.

It's not disrespectful although it does seem a little rude until you get used to hearing it. As long as you hear the please and thank yous attached to your name its OK.

OMG, 1970s (not 1870s). I'm not THAT old.

they call me by my first name

like I call them by their first name

it's how everybody I know (apart from my children) address me

anything else would seem really stilted and too 1950's American movie

By my first name ...why wouldn't they?

I much prefer it to being called Miss Carrots. That sounds so formal and unfriendly. I think the respect comes in the good manners rather than the name. I often get "ds Mummy" and then tell the child my name and ask them if they can say it.
With older friends we do go for "Auntie X" though as I think it would seem rude to them. I have this problem with my MIL though. She has never encouraged me to call her by her christian name and calling her "Mrs Celery" after 20 years seems ridiculous to me. She therefore becomes "Your Mum" or "Granny".

I think it sounds disrespectful, I always called my mums close freinds " auntie" and less other adults Mrs or Mr. However, I wouldn't want every child I know calling me Auntie and Mrs Contain her sounds too formal. There needs to be a a new title that comands respect, but isn't too formal.

By my first name and I am ok with this. They are only young (btw 3 & 10) so 'Mrs ..' seems too formal and intimidating.
Like a few on here, I used to refer to my parents' friends as 'Auntie'(or is it Aunty?) or 'Uncle'.

MILF

first name, although some do say "DD3s mum". I can't stand non-relatives being Auntie and Uncle although my BF who we don't see very often gets her DC to call me Auntie Nickname I Had At School which cracks up my DC. But they (as I do) call her Nickname She Had At School.

Don't see anything impolite with not being Mrs Midnight to the DCs friends, especially as some of them are now adult themselves.

at KatieScarlett

by my forst name.

What IS rude and disrespectful is when we invite them to tea, they get up to the dining room table then shout across the kitchen..

"Whats this slop you have given me".

Absolutely true story that. I kid you not.

little fecker.

I called my friends parents by their Christian names in the 70's, dh did the Auntie thing which I will never understand.

When a new child comes here I make sure to tell them my name, so they feel comfortable.

the aunty thing is still the norm among me & friends, either just "aunty" or aunty + first name. i tell mine to call people aunty too most of the time although not sure i would like when their older for school friends mums etc, but for my friends yes because i know they are fine with that and its the norm with us whereas some people may feel its like calling them old, if they are not used to it?

Maybe I'm just old fashioned then! I always used to call my friends' mums "Auntie" or Mrs So and So, but I agree it sounds a bit strange these days. I'm still not comfortable with first names, although I'm not sure why.

When my DD's were litle thier friends always called me by my first name and they did the same to thire frinds Mums andthey carried on doing it as they grew up. I actually hat the way people cakll adults that aren't relations Auntie, They are not tha childs auntie and I naver let any of my childrens friends call me that.

First name!

By my first name. I'd hate to be called anything else, especially 'DS's Mummy', my pet bugbear. When I was growing up in the 60s and 70s we called all our friends' parents by their first names.

First name. My surname is not dd's surname so I wouldn't expect them to know what it is.

As a child I was always frozen in indecision not knowing what to call my friends' mums. So often didn't say anything at all! Then - 70s, 80s - think it would've been weird to call them by first names, especially the ones that seemed like a throw-back to the 50s!

When I listen to reading to at dd's school I say "I'm Downy", and I've started making a point of saying it to dd's friends. Seems to be working so far.

They call me Julia mostly but some of dd1's older friends call me mummyc. I think they think that is funny. I like it though that they have my phone number in their phones as mummyc :)