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Help[Opinions] Re: What Do You Call Your Mother?
in reply to a message by EsmeLily
Always called her Mum, never Mummy
Except to my dad and brother. Eg "Dad, where's mummy?" and similar with my dad, "Mum, where's daddy?"
To my brother, "Mummy and Daddy said..."
I still do it, it's a habit I never lost. My brother did, though. He did the exact same as I described.
I don't have a name for them when I'm angry.
I use Mother as a comical name. Like, put on a fake posh voice, "Mother, darling" or "Oh, mother, how utterly rude of you"
Edit: I'm from England
I also think I have something of a theory as to why I say Mum / Dad to them, but "Mummy / Daddy" to others*
It's probably because other people use Mummy / Daddy when you're very young, but I'm sure my parents just said "Mum / Dad" Eg "Ask your mum" or "Your dad wants you". So early on, I probably had the habit of using mummy / daddy to others, but not to the person I'm referring to, as if it's some sort of strange non-existent English grammar rule.
As I got older, I probably dropped the mummy / daddy to others except for close family (parents, brother, grandparents, etc) and just didn't stop. It's more of a family thing that denotes closeness.
But of course, I don't actually know if I ever said mummy / daddy to others outside of family. I don't remember doing, but I also was like a toddler so my memory of those times are not perfect. I know at least that by the time I was at primary school (as in reception), I was using mum / dad to others on the outside because I at least do remember that
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"one particular boogie will move mirror massaging with stirring crepe mixture, positioning loaves while in the furnace then toting items in containers" ~ best Russian daing sites (guest, 198.144.149.xxx) (2020)
Formally PrincessZ and Princess Magpie
Except to my dad and brother. Eg "Dad, where's mummy?" and similar with my dad, "Mum, where's daddy?"
To my brother, "Mummy and Daddy said..."
I still do it, it's a habit I never lost. My brother did, though. He did the exact same as I described.
I don't have a name for them when I'm angry.
I use Mother as a comical name. Like, put on a fake posh voice, "Mother, darling" or "Oh, mother, how utterly rude of you"
Edit: I'm from England
I also think I have something of a theory as to why I say Mum / Dad to them, but "Mummy / Daddy" to others*
It's probably because other people use Mummy / Daddy when you're very young, but I'm sure my parents just said "Mum / Dad" Eg "Ask your mum" or "Your dad wants you". So early on, I probably had the habit of using mummy / daddy to others, but not to the person I'm referring to, as if it's some sort of strange non-existent English grammar rule.
As I got older, I probably dropped the mummy / daddy to others except for close family (parents, brother, grandparents, etc) and just didn't stop. It's more of a family thing that denotes closeness.
But of course, I don't actually know if I ever said mummy / daddy to others outside of family. I don't remember doing, but I also was like a toddler so my memory of those times are not perfect. I know at least that by the time I was at primary school (as in reception), I was using mum / dad to others on the outside because I at least do remember that
---
"one particular boogie will move mirror massaging with stirring crepe mixture, positioning loaves while in the furnace then toting items in containers" ~ best Russian daing sites (guest, 198.144.149.xxx) (2020)
Formally PrincessZ and Princess Magpie
This message was edited 5/14/2024, 12:01 PM
