I always thought that the American eqvivalents of mummy and daddy (the words, not my parents roll) were mommy and daddy, but I've noticed that mama and papa or dada seem more prevalent here. Is this a regional thing or do Americans not really use mommy and daddy? Hallmark seems to think they do -most cards are to mommy and daddy rather than mama and papa/dada. ???
Most of the ones that I see, address them as "Hey, you." or "Yo" lol
I seem to remember we had a similar discusion about this very subject some time ago
I could be wrong ,had a brain fart and i was anotehr site but i dont think so .
..however i dont call them anything CUS THEY ARE DEAD .
I seem to remember we had a similar discusion about this very subject some time ago
I could be wrong ,had a brain fart and i was anotehr site but i dont think so .
No, you just didn't read the post properly. As usual. Just noted the keywords and trotted out your standard rant. The appeoach works slightly (but not much) better in the politics forum. :roll:
We have indeed discussed what our children call us. We may even have discussed what we call(ed) our parents. Thst was not not question I was asking here. But thanks anyway for your valuable participation, I feel so enlightened. And I particularly appreciated your shouting the punchline, in case those less fortunate than yourself can't even manage the keywords approach to reading without a little assistance. So caring. :)
lol
Around here, younger children often say mama and dada and funnily enough, mine do the same, despite not having been taught it. I actually like it - it sounds more affectionate and perhaps a little more personal. We equally get called Mom and Dad although I have taught them to spell it as "Mum" ;)
It surprises me how many different names there are for grandparents.
Daughter has always called me Mama, her early years were in Italy ,my son is plain ol' Mom and Dad. Normally followed by "can I .....?
Daughter has always called me Mama, her early years were in Italy ,my son is plain ol' Mom and Dad. Normally followed by "can I .....?
Daughter has always called me Mama, her early years were in Italy ,my son is plain ol' Mom and Dad. Normally followed by "can I .....?
I seem to remember we had a similar discusion about this very subject some time ago
I could be wrong ,had a brain fart and i was anotehr site but i dont think so .
No, you just didn't read the post properly. As usual. Just noted the keywords and trotted out your standard rant. The appeoach works slightly (but not much) better in the politics forum. :roll:
We have indeed discussed what our children call us. We may even have discussed what we call(ed) our parents. Thst was not not question I was asking here. But thanks anyway for your valuable participation, I feel so enlightened. And I particularly appreciated your shouting the punchline, in case those less fortunate than yourself can't even manage the keywords approach to reading without a little assistance. So caring. :)
dont get your knickers in a twist .
i did say i could be *wrong* and as it happened i was. I WAS not EXACTLY what you asked
yet the other thread was *similar* as it discussed perants and what they are called .
but then im starting to nick pic ,a habit i must have picked up from you.
dont think it was a rant just a benigh reply to the first question on the thread .
but there again your feathers are fuffled easily ,and i must remember when posting to dump down my retoric a little so ultra sensitive folks like you dont have there day ruined .
my daughter picked up saying mumma from my hubby, but mostly i hear young kids say momma usually in a whiney tone of voice
Maybe thats just me getting old but some kids seem to do it all the time.
Dady seems to be daddy around here
Haven't heard either around here, but I wonder if that is because I don't have young children anymore and so haven't noticed.
Believe it or not, even the age of the oldest, ours still call us mummy and daddy sometimes. That has surprised me and I wonder if that has anything to do with their friends and living here because I'm sure if we still lived in the UK they wouldn't do it anymore. I must admit, I quite like it )
Haven't heard either around here, but I wonder if that is because I don't have young children anymore and so haven't noticed.
Believe it or not, even the age of the oldest, ours still call us mummy and daddy sometimes. That has surprised me and I wonder if that has anything to do with their friends and living here because I'm sure if we still lived in the UK they wouldn't do it anymore. I must admit, I quite like it :)
I don't find that strange, when I went back about ten years ago, I still addressed my older uncles and aunts as "Uncle" and "Aunty" and I was over sixty :mrgreen:
dont get your knickers in a twist .
There seems to be a pattern here as to who applies torque to people's undergarments.
With us its Mommy/Mom and Daddy/Dad and that seems to be the norm locally for the 'anglo' community.
Some Hispanic kids/ families we know seem to use Mama/Papa, but not all. I think (and this is my limited just observation) it depends whether they are bilingual Spannish/English.
Haven't heard either around here, but I wonder if that is because I don't have young children anymore and so haven't noticed.
Believe it or not, even the age of the oldest, ours still call us mummy and daddy sometimes. That has surprised me and I wonder if that has anything to do with their friends and living here because I'm sure if we still lived in the UK they wouldn't do it anymore. I must admit, I quite like it :)
My kids still call us mummy and daddy too! And they're 20, 18 and 14 :shock: