MOMania

By mom

January 31, 2007 07:31 AM | Link to this

On a normal day I am mom, when she wants something I am mama, and when she is embarrased or mad I am muuuther. A rose by any other name…….

By fk

January 31, 2007 07:58 AM | Link to this

I’m “Mom”. Before my son started school, I was “Mommy”. My husband is “Dad”. My parents were always Mom & Dad. Funny, because they both called their dads Pop. My siblings and their spouses are called Mom & Dad, sometimes just “Ma”. Every so often, we adult children refer to our parents as “Mommy & Daddy”. It slips. We young ones haven’t called them those names in over thirty-something years, but when we refer to them, every once in a while, those names just roll off the tongue. It sounds ridiculous.

My parents are called Grandma & Grandpa by their granchildren, and Gigi and Gigi Pa by their great-grandchildren. My brother and sister-in-law are called Gammy and Gampy by their grandchildren. My other brother, who just became a grandfather (he’s 55, and having difficulty with maturing) wants to be called G-Mike. Sounds like a rap artist.

By TheOne

January 31, 2007 08:15 AM | Link to this

G-Mike, now that’s funny….sounds like an immature grandpa…

My daughter at 14 calls me Mama, Mommy, and sometimes I think I’ll even hear Ma (although that’s rare). What I’ve found wierd is that going thru her cell phone contacts (yes, I do that!!), she has me listed as Ma Dukes, I was like WTH???, who is that? Apparently thats the new supposedly hip term for mama (I personally think it’s stupid), but she never says it when talking to me. I call my mom Mommy sometimes (still a little spoiled), but I also call her Grandma when I’m referring to her with my daughter (who also calls her Grandma), or just Mom or maybe Mama. Daddy was always called Daddy (may he rest in peace) and probably would be called Granddad or Grandpa.

By dee

January 31, 2007 08:43 AM | Link to this

My 8yo daughter calls me ‘mom’ or ‘mommy.’ And she calls her father ‘dad’ or ‘daddy.’ Me and my sisters call our parents ‘honey’ and ‘papa’ and my daughter calls them the same. She calls her paternal grands ‘granny’ and ‘granddaddy.’

I think you should call grandparents whatever they want to be called. The child may not initally be able to pronounce it, but they will eventually learn how to say it properly just like they learn everything else.

By Singleparent

January 31, 2007 08:46 AM | Link to this

My 16 year old calls me Mom, Mommie, or Majah……She calls her grandmother Grammy (she only has one grandparent). She refers to my brother as Uncley…..

By hmm

January 31, 2007 08:57 AM | Link to this

My 12yo son calls me Mom. Mommie when he’s being silly. My first name when he’s trying to annoy.

My mother always made me call her Mother. And, same with Grandmother. My father was always Daddy, pronounced like deddy.

By Laura

January 31, 2007 09:25 AM | Link to this

Until I was in 4th grade or so, I called my mother Mommy. Then I decided that was too babyish, so I experimented with other names—Mama, Mother, etc. until I decided “Mom” felt right.

I am 27 and have always called my father Daddy. And I always will. I can’t imagine calling him Dad. I don’t know why Mommy sounds childish to me, yet Dad sounds impersonal.

I tell you what, though—just try finding an adult-oriented greeting card for “Daddy.” They all say “Father” or “Dad.” Every now and then, I luck out and find a birthday or Father’s Day card that says Daddy and doesn’t look like it’s from a toddler, but most of the time I have to cave and buy a “Dad” card.

By past50mom

January 31, 2007 09:26 AM | Link to this

We’re Southern, and my college kids still occasionally call us Mommy and Daddy, but more commonly Mom, Ma, and Dad.

By Jeff

January 31, 2007 09:33 AM | Link to this

My parents are “Mom” and “Dad”, my grandmothers were “Granny” (now that I’m an adult I pretty much call all relatives other than Mom and Dad by their first names). My grandfathers were “Papaw” (all three of them are now dead).

What will my kids say? I’ll let ya know when I have some!

By threekids

January 31, 2007 09:47 AM | Link to this

Our 9-year-old calls me Mom and my husband Dad, but it used to be Mommy and Daddy. My 6-year-old and 3-year-old still use Mommy and Daddy most of the time.

I have always called my father Daddy and the kids call him Granddaddy. I call my mom either Mama or Mother, depending on my mood. Our girls call my mother Grandmother and her mother, Grandmother Bonnie.

By Merry

January 31, 2007 09:50 AM | Link to this

When my father was alive, my daughter called my parents Mamma & Pappa. They had a dog named Ling, and my daughter would run all three names together, “MammaPappaLing”, when she was about 3 years old. Now she (and her cousins) call my Mom “grammy” which lead to “The Gramster”, which lead to Gramster-Hamster. My youngest niece (age 6) calls her The Hampster……

By Lola

January 31, 2007 10:17 AM | Link to this

My 2 year old calls us Mommy and Daddy, calls my parents Omi and Opa (my mother is German), and for whatever reason, my husband’s parents want her to call them by their first names and not anything resembling a grandparent name. It used to really bother me a lot, but to each their own, I guess. It still seems extremely impersonal to me, but honestly, they’re pretty impersonal people.

By Peri

January 31, 2007 10:23 AM | Link to this

I always called my own mother “Mommy” or “Mom.” I never wanted to be called “Mama,” but my kids were born here in the South and Mama I am.

Once when my oldest was about 3-years-old, I tried to get him to call me “Mother,” to which he adamantly replied: “I can’t call you Mudder, Mama!!!” LOL. Hopefully, my grandkids (if I ever have any) won’t call me Mee-Maw!

By Nikita

January 31, 2007 10:27 AM | Link to this

I’m 32 years old. I’ve used MaMa and Mommy for my mother in the past and now I call her Mater. It’s German for mother I think and I am African American (you figure it out). It’s cute and she likes it. Even got her number saved in my cellphone that way. I call her by her first name if I we are in a crowded store. I’ve always called my dad Daddy but now I call him Pater (German for Father). Grandma and Grandaddy (rest his soul) for the Grandparents.

By HL

January 31, 2007 10:27 AM | Link to this

I am called Mommy. My husband Daddy. The grandparents are all Grandma and Grandpa. We just make it simple. I called my grandparents the same thing. I call my parents Mom and Dad.

I never knew you could call a grandparents something else besides Grandma or Nana or Grandpa or Papa. I only heard Nana and Papa from my East Coast cousins. Everyone I grew up around said Grandma and Grandpa. Then, I moved here I have heard things that sound like nails on a chalkboard to me…Memaw and more? What is that?

By Eloren

January 31, 2007 10:28 AM | Link to this

My son (4) calls me “My Mommy” and my husband is “Daddy” or “My Daddy.” Maybe cause little sister was born when he was about two, and he was worried she’d take us away from him? Anyway, she’s picked it up the same terms from him, along with a love of all things Thomas. The grandparents are “Grandma and Granddaddy” on my side and “Nana and Grandpa” on hubby’s side. The third set of grandparents don’t have official names.

By HL

January 31, 2007 10:29 AM | Link to this

@Merry -

The Hampster that is funny.

My husband’s aunt was called Damn-ma, by one of her grandkids because she could not say Grand-ma.

By Connecticut

January 31, 2007 10:29 AM | Link to this

My husband and I are Mommy and Daddy to a 9,11 and 13 year old. When they are angry it’s Maaaaaaaa!

By hll1955

January 31, 2007 10:35 AM | Link to this

I am Mom, Mommy when my 20-something kids want something, and my hubby is Dad or Daddy. My new Grandbaby is learning that I am Nana. We/she don’t know what Grandpa will be called yet…in my family it depends on what the kids can pronounce..my Grandfather was Pop-Pop, my grandmother was Nana. My Daughter’s husband is from Mexico and traditionally they are not Dad or Daddy. Fathers in Mexico are Poppy. Right now all the baby says is MMMAAAAMMMMMAAAAMMMMMAAAA. Everyone is praying the next word will be Da Da or Pa Pa, cause her father wants it soooo badly. He says “da da, da da” the baby looks right at him and says MMMMAAAAMMMMAAAA. He just shakes his head.

By TheOne

January 31, 2007 10:39 AM | Link to this

MeeMaw…sounds like a ride at an amusement park.

The Hampster….hahahahahaha, love it!!

Damn-na…..I’m sure Grandma wasn’t laughing, but it’s funny too!!

It’s amazing at what kids can turn regular names into when trying to master that pronuncation thing.

By Jesse's Girl

January 31, 2007 10:41 AM | Link to this

Such a sweet blog!!!! I am usually MOM. When the girls don’t feel good, its always MOMMY. They very rarely say MAMMA. The Boy says MOM, but for the most part the little turd calls me by my first name. He does it with an impish grin…..he knows I hate it. The kids still say DA-DA. He loves it! The oldest says DADDY or DAD in front of other people, but its DA-DA at home. My mother is JAMMY….my Dad is STINKY. It started as a joke and has grown like wild fire. Mr Jesse’s parents are Grandma and Papa. However….I will take a page from my great grandmother’s play book. She was HONEY, and I will be too!

By ayoungmom

January 31, 2007 10:49 AM | Link to this

My 3 year old calls me Mommy (about a million times a day) and her Dad-Dad or Daddy. She calls her Grandmother Mom-Mom, so nice she named her twice. And Grandfathers are Poppy, Grandaddy Merv and Grandaddy Bob. Pretty basic I guess. I am waiting to see how it changes as she gets older.

By Jan

January 31, 2007 10:50 AM | Link to this

I have four children, two married and the youngest is 16. I am Mom to all of the three older children, Momma to the 16 year old. My husband is Dad to all four. We are Mimi and PePaw to our five grandchildren, the oldest of the five dictated our names for all the rest.

By Qsgirl

January 31, 2007 10:54 AM | Link to this

I have a 12yo daughter. On a daily basis, it’s just Ma. When she wants something it’s Mommy. When I embarrass her it’s Mama stop, or Mama no!!!Her father calls me Mommie, but for different reasons. shhhh…

By jsmom

January 31, 2007 10:56 AM | Link to this

I am mamamamamama at 3AM to my 1 year old and Da the rest of the time.

I do have a semi-related question… what do your kids call their aunts and uncles? My husband’s family refers to aunts and uncles by their first name only and it drives me crazy, my side is Aunt So and So or Uncle So and So. My sibs want to be Aunt/Uncle, the Hubbys sibs want to be “Bob” and “Sue”-I think it’s disrespectful. Just wondering if I am alone in this or if other families have the same problem!

By Peggy

January 31, 2007 11:00 AM | Link to this

I am usually “Mom” (“Peggy” to my SIL)—sometimes “MOMMY” if my DD is sick. My parents are grandma/grandpa or “gma”/”gpa” :)

By Kisha

January 31, 2007 11:01 AM | Link to this

My son calls my mom and dad Ma and Pa! We’re from NY although that sounds sort of country. He also calls my mother in law Ma Dennis which is her last name. They are all part of the baby boomer generation.

By carolyn smith

January 31, 2007 11:04 AM | Link to this

I am 33 years old and both of my kids called me ma. I call my grandmother momma. So when me, my mother and grand-mother was together and I would say mama and they both would say “what?”.

By Casey

January 31, 2007 11:06 AM | Link to this

Theresa, you mean a child yelled up “Mama, I need you” and you didn’t know if it was your own child? HORRIBLE!!

I have always been able to spot my own child’s voice out of a crowd. Maybe you need to spend more attention with your children and less time on here if you can’t even tell your own child out of only 9 possibilities!

By Stacey

January 31, 2007 11:08 AM | Link to this

My son is 5 and we are Mommy & Daddy and my husband (Mama) and “stepfather” are Grandma and Grandpa (my parents & F-I-L are deceased). My grandparents were all deceased before I was born but my older sisters and cousins called Mama’s parents Mama Martha and Daddy Selma. Daddy’s parents were deceased before he had kids.

My husband’s grandparents are deceased now but the grandmothers were Muh’Dear (maternal) and Big Mama (paternal). Both grandfathers were Granddaddy and they added the first name at the end to distinguish them.

By Robin

January 31, 2007 11:10 AM | Link to this

My 2 year old calls me Mommy, and calls her father Daddy.

She calls her Granny - Guinne - I guess she just can’t pronounce Granny yet.

She calls my Mom Grandma. My mother wanted to be called Grandmother, but my daughter calls her grandma.

She calls my stepdad Grandpa.

I read the other posts and really like Honey for grandmothers. I don’t think I want to be called Grandma, and I Sure don’t want to be called Granny!

By kara

January 31, 2007 11:12 AM | Link to this

Momma, Dad, Nana and Poppy

By H

January 31, 2007 11:12 AM | Link to this

I call my mom either Mommy or Mama, sometimes the occasional Mom. I call my dad Daddy, I couldn’t use anything else! I called my grandparents Grandma and Poppy…now that my parents are grands, they are referred to as MeMaw and Poppy. Ironically enough, all my friends call my mom Mama Claire; there just must be something maternal about her!

By Sharon

January 31, 2007 11:13 AM | Link to this

I am mom and my husband is dad, our kids call my parents grandmama and granddaddy and their dads parents Nana and Papa

By TheOne

January 31, 2007 11:14 AM | Link to this

jsmom In answer to your ? re: aunts and uncles, I say it depends on the aunt/uncle. For me at 38, I stiil say Aunt Fannie Or Uncle Bobby. But my 14 yr old calls her aunts and uncles by their first names…Cynt or Tim, and we are perfectly okay with it because she never disrespects any of us…..but let me add that these are my siblings, for older aunts and uncles (her grandmothers siblings), she says Aunt Fanny, or Uncle Bobby. So I would have to say it also depends on the age of the aunt or uncle. My .02 cents…….

By imatapper

January 31, 2007 11:15 AM | Link to this

My parents are “Mom” or “Mami” and “Dad” or “Daddy”. My family is Puerto Rican so my Mom’s parents were “Papito” and “Mami”. My Dad’s Mom was also “Mami”. Having 3 “Mamis” lasted until the day I called my mom’s mom and all three “Mamis” came running. After that I renamed both grandmas to “Grandma”. My kids have “Grandma”, “Grandpa”, “Nana” and “Poppy”.

By TheOne

January 31, 2007 11:16 AM | Link to this

Casey I see that you are the daily *itch of the blog. Shut up!!!!!!! Now, back to topic……

By Atico

January 31, 2007 11:18 AM | Link to this

None of the above. I am “mommie.”

By Jsmom

January 31, 2007 11:18 AM | Link to this

TheOne, thanks! My husband’s extended family isn’t close, so I think that’s what makes it so “disrespectful” IMHO. I can understand if it’s an A/U you see all the time… eh. To each his own, huh?

By Virginian

January 31, 2007 11:23 AM | Link to this

My oldest niece (first of 14 nieces and nephews) is now 24 and when she began speaking she couldn’t say granny and grandpa. What came out was Ninny and Jindaddy. At 24 and followed by all the other grands my mom and dad are now and always will be called lovingly: “Ninny and Jindaddy”

By Doll

January 31, 2007 11:25 AM | Link to this

My kids call me Mama. I call my parents mama and daddy. However, (don’t laugh too hard), my mama called her mother “mother” as a baby I tried to call my grandmother “mother” too but it came out as Bubba. So needless to say my grandparents were Bubba and Granddaddy:)and my Bubba called me Doll….

By Merry

January 31, 2007 11:25 AM | Link to this

Casey My god yes it happens. My daughter played softball and all the kids in the dugout would call MOM, and every single head would turn to see if it was their kid……So yea, sometimes it’s hard to tell your kid from the rest of the voices. Get a life.

By DEP

January 31, 2007 11:26 AM | Link to this

My mother has gone from Mommy to Mom to Ma. My father is still mostly Daddy, but occasionally Pop. His parents were Granny and Grandpuh Bennie. Mom’s parents were Mamaw or Grandmama and Papaw. (That’s how we kept them separated!) I’ve always called my aunts and uncles by their first names, or by family nicknames. I guess we always figured that if the tone wasn’t disrespectful, the title was unnecessary. And if the tone was disrespectful, the title would be too.

By AtlantaGatorLee

January 31, 2007 11:26 AM | Link to this

My son is almost 3 so we are still Mommy and Daddy. Once in a while I am Daddy-0. When my son is around my niece and nephew (who call me Uncle Lee), he has been known to call me Uncle Daddy. When I was a child, my mother and grandfather were looking for my grandmother. They opened the basement door and at the same time yelled “momma” and “honey”. At that point she became Momma Honey to me and my sister. We started calling her Grandma when we got older but the name came back when my son was born.

By Nickelbelle

January 31, 2007 11:29 AM | Link to this

Now that they are teens, my boys call me Mom…and sometimes jokingly “Parental Unit”

My Hubby is still called Daddy (and I call him that too)

My Mom is Nana (because my Grandmother was Nanny)and my hubby’s parents are Grandmommy and Granddaddy

By Merry

January 31, 2007 11:30 AM | Link to this

Regarding Aunts and Uncles….my daughter calls my brother Uncley (or Sped). My nieces call me Aunt Mooey, and sometimes just shorten it to Moo.

What’s that old saying “I don’t care what you call me, as long as you call me..”

By Raqi

January 31, 2007 11:31 AM | Link to this

Both of my sons 17 and 12 call me “MA”. The oldest started it and the youngest picked it up and that’s who I am to them.

By Nancy

January 31, 2007 11:32 AM | Link to this

To my 3yo daughter I am MY mommy, mommy and every now and then just mom. Daddy is a ALWAYS daddy. My father is Papou (greek). Husband’s mom/stepfather are Uma and Umpa (don’t ask!) Husband’s father/stepmother is PawPaw and Nana. Husbands great gandparents are Mindy and Granddaddy to everyone.

Wow! I almost needed a flow chart to figure those out.

On my side, everyone is Auntie (insert name) and uncle (insert name). Hubby’s family doesn’t do the auntie/uncle thing and it drives me crazy! To me it is disrepectful and I always correct dd when she only uses their first name. I am the same way about teachers and other adults. I always try and get her to say Mr. Bob or Ms. Sue and so on.

By Lynn

January 31, 2007 11:35 AM | Link to this

Hey, Theresa, been out a few days so i’m catching up reading your blogs. Funny this one came up because my 15 year old daughter just told me last night her boyfriend (so she calls him) was laughing about her still calling me mommy & her dad, daddy. He told her she still had a little bit of childness & sweetness about her (he’s all of 16 & an adult I guess). I hope she keeps it forever! Oh, and only one grandparent left & she calls her grandma but she use to call her grandfather pop.

By Joyce

January 31, 2007 11:35 AM | Link to this

I started out with my son (then 22 mos) as Mamá and my husband was Papá, since both my son and husband are from Latin America. Once he had more contact with other children here, my son started calling me Mommy (Mami in Spanish). My husband is still Papá, but also Pa. There’s only my mom still alive, and our son calls her “Bama” because he couldn’t pronounce Grandma at first. I told my Mom that if we ever make her a t-shirt or hat with Bama on it, we’d have to hyphenate it so people wouldn’t think she (a Kansas girl) was a fan of the University of Alabama!

For myself, I usually have called my mother “mom” for as long as I can remember. When my father was alive, he was usually “dad”. Now, when my mother refers to my father when talking to us kids, she’ll call him “Daddy”. (i.e. when Daddy used to do such-and-such…)

By imatapper

January 31, 2007 11:37 AM | Link to this

Aunts and Uncles are difficult. There was a 21 year span between the oldest and youngest in Mom’s family. I’m closer in age to my remaining uncles and aunt than my mom is. We played together as children so I always called them by their first names. Now I have to call them “Uncle” and “Aunt” so my kids will remember their manners. It’s hard. I also have cousins younger than my kids. Some of them call me “Cousin …” Other cousins call me “Aunt” and my husband “Uncle”. My husband refers to all my cousins as nieces and nephews. My kids call my husband’s siblings “Aunt” and “Uncle” but my sister and her husband are called by their names, even tho I get blue in the face reminding them to show respect. My sister used to say “Call me Auntie Suzy, Mrs. Jones, Princess Suzy, or Queen Suzy, please”

By Tiarra

January 31, 2007 11:38 AM | Link to this

I call my mother “Mommy” and so do my children. It makes me feel young!

By Claudette

January 31, 2007 11:44 AM | Link to this

My 4 yr old granddaughters call me “MiMi”,I decided to chose something that was easy for them to say, they call their other grandma “NanNan”.

By Been There

January 31, 2007 11:45 AM | Link to this

Casey, get a grip.

By NaNa (Conyers)

January 31, 2007 11:46 AM | Link to this

My oldest daughter (24) calls me Ma (loudly), my son (20) calls me Mamela or MaBelle (go figure) and my yougest calls me M’dear (usually when she wants something. My granddaughter calls Nana. I am 39 and I refuse to be called Grandanything.

By Mumma

January 31, 2007 11:49 AM | Link to this

My daughter called me mumma, not sure how or why but that is the name she called me, now as a teenager she calls me mom or mommy. My mother she calls Grammy, the babysitter she calls Grandma for Grandma Nancy. Her father’s parents are Gurney and Gramper. I hae always called my mother Mom, except when I was a teeneager and wanted to anoy her and called her Mommy. Not even thinking of grandkids, but I have a feeling my daugher will make up a name for me.

By Meca

January 31, 2007 11:51 AM | Link to this

On a normally day I call my mother “mama”. When I want to slightly annoy her or want something I call her Me-Me

By Jstme

January 31, 2007 11:51 AM | Link to this

I think it has to do with each generation. I called my mother Mama, and my father Daddy, they are gone but at 65 years old I still refer to them as such. My children call me Mummy. The youngest one (30) calls me MeewMaw when she wants to be really affectionate or is sorry about something. My grandchildren call me Grandma,their father Dad or Daddy and mother MOM!! voices usually stressed as they need her right in that moment!

By BC

January 31, 2007 11:53 AM | Link to this

My 6 yr old son calls us mommy and daddy mostly, but sometimes just mom and dad. When my nephew was born (1st Grandchild) he called my mom-MamaDa and my father-Papa, that is what my son uses as well. My FIL is PawPaw and MIL is Mimi. They both use Aunt/Uncle, except my son calls my sister by the nickname he gave her, when he does call her Aunt, she asks him who he is calling. My newphew could not pronouce our names, so until he figured it out, we were just Aunt and Uncle.

By Syd's mom

January 31, 2007 11:53 AM | Link to this

I’m “mom” when my 6-year old wants to be grown up and “mommy” when she really wants something. I didn’t have her until I was 37 and I really enjoyed being “mama” when she first started talking. Ninety percent of the time it’s just “mom”. Her grandparents (my parents) are Nana and Papa, both on the older end of the boomers.

By Ms. B

January 31, 2007 11:56 AM | Link to this

My two boys call me mama. They call my mother Granny and my father Paw Paw.

By danish

January 31, 2007 12:04 PM | Link to this

my mother in law WENT ONLINE to look up what to be called. She is so vain she didn’t want to be Grandma. What she chose is really dumb. And does not reflect her name at all. And, she insists on speaking in the 3rd person to the baby all the time using that name.

My mother on the other hand was so thrilled to be a grandmother she does not care at all what he calls her.

He’s going to call them what he wants, anyhow!

By LM

January 31, 2007 12:08 PM | Link to this

I called my Mother “Mom”, and called her parents “Grandmother” and “Grandfather”. Funny thing when I was pregant I was in a store and just behind me was a man and is 4 or 5 year old son. During the conversation I asked the little boy is he enjoyed shopping with her Father and he just gave me a blank stare. He Father said his Son had never her of Father and didn’t know what I was talking about. How could a 4 or 5 year old boy have never heard of the word Father???

By KK

January 31, 2007 12:08 PM | Link to this

When my twin grandsons were born I wanted them to call me KK but their mother (my daughter) said no way so we settled on NanaKK. However, when she’s not around they call me KK with a devilish look. I love it.

By TGD

January 31, 2007 12:09 PM | Link to this

I call my mother a little bit of everything, but never “Mom” unless I’m speaking about her to someone else, and even then it’s “my mom” not “mom”. Generally my brother and I (26 and 30 respectively) have always called her Mama, but I also say Ma. Mother is reserved for when she’s embarassing us in public :-) My father was always Daddy.

By michele

January 31, 2007 12:09 PM | Link to this

99% of the time I am Mama, but if my son wants something I am “Mother”

By Sally

January 31, 2007 12:15 PM | Link to this

I called my parents Mama and Daddy, and my grandparents, MaMa and Pop. My children called both sets of grandparents, Grandmama and Granddaddy. When they got older, they added the last name to distinquish between the two. My grandchildren call me Grandma (started by the babysitter). One of my granddaughters called me Beeta for awhile until she could say Grandma. She remembers it and every once in a while she will still call me that.

By donna

January 31, 2007 12:16 PM | Link to this

I have 11yo twins. My son calls me mama. MY daughter calls me mommy. They call their father daddy. They call their grandmother “The First Lady” which was her idea.

By Becky

January 31, 2007 12:18 PM | Link to this

My daughter(who is almost 6 1/2) mostly calls me and my husband “Mommy and Daddy,” although sometimes she does call me “Mama.” As for Grandparent “names”(due to divorce and re-marriage, she has 3 sets): Grandma and Grandpa (also called “Big” papa), Grandpa Bob and GG (otherwise known as Grandma Gloria), Grandma Barb and Grandpa Don (also known as “Little” papa).

By Jenn

January 31, 2007 12:21 PM | Link to this

My parents are divorced and both have remarried. Prior to the divorce they were Mom & Dad. On occasion we will still call my Mom “MA” because she hates it! We then called my Dad’s new wife by her first name but my Mom’s new husband endeared himself to us all so we call him Pop. My own children call me Mom, and extend it real long if they are hurt, upset, agitated, etc. (Mooooooooooommmmm) they call my husband Dad. Our 5 year old still says Daddy but I am Mom. My

I grew up calling my grandparents (on both sides) Oma (german for Grandmother) and Opa (german for Grandfather). My children now call my parents Oma & Opa and their great Grandmothers were Oma Waltz and Omama (that was my southern american grandmother’s wish as she did not want her names 1st or last used).

By BETTY

January 31, 2007 12:22 PM | Link to this

My name has always been Meme. i will get a “Momma” sometimes, but since my 25 year old son learned to call me…it’s been “Meme”. Don’t know where he got it but it his name for me

By sharon

January 31, 2007 12:24 PM | Link to this

Maw Maw and Paw Paw what could be better names. I love it when i hear my grandchildren say those words.

By danish

January 31, 2007 12:27 PM | Link to this

Donna-The First Lady? Ha! How could she request that with a straight face!

By darkntwisty

January 31, 2007 12:34 PM | Link to this

I’m 27 years old and my parents are still Mommi (that’s right with an I) and Daddy (no I). My grandmothers are Mama and Mema and my grandfather is Pops. My mema has great-grandkids and they call her Great-Mema.

By Casey

January 31, 2007 12:34 PM | Link to this

TheOne, Merry and Been There - screw each of you. I was talking to Theresa. And yes, if you can’t recognize your own child’s voice, you’re a pitiful excuse for a mother.

Do you even know what your child looks like? Would you spot your child in a line-up? I hope so - but you can’t recognize your child’s voice? You people amaze me. Wake up and pay attention to your child or someone else just might!

By annod

January 31, 2007 12:40 PM | Link to this

I am called “MA” and as a grandmother I am called grammy

By Denise

January 31, 2007 12:41 PM | Link to this

It’s definitely Mom. “Mama” is too country if you are not from the South. My mother is called Mother.

By Jo

January 31, 2007 12:46 PM | Link to this

I’m from the North so there may be a little difference. My grandmother was mama, my mother is Mommy, an depending on how my children feel I’m either Ma or Mommy Dearest.

By Teacher's Kid

January 31, 2007 12:50 PM | Link to this

My brother and I called my maternal grandmother Mamaw. Unfortunately my paternal grandfather, Papaw passed away when I was a year old. I wish I could’ve known him. From what mom describes, he was a cross between Spencer Tracy and John Wayne.
My paternal grandparents were Grandmother and Pop.

My mom prefers to go by “Momma M” (her last name begins with M) and also a play on Jeff Foxworthy’s version of the definition of “Momanems”—e.g., “Momanems gone over to the greasy V for a chicken salad and a Frosted Orange.” Speaking of which, what I wouldn’t give to have the Varsity open a chain in the DC area! Now I’m hungry!

By Dawgirl

January 31, 2007 12:51 PM | Link to this

Wow, reading all those makes me think I am really southern. I call my mother mama or moma. I called my father - deddy, and my grandfather drandeddy. I call my grandmother - granny and her mother by her name, Veba Lang. My daughter, who is 2 calls me mama and I have no other name to her, she calls my mama nanner and my granny nannie, and her other great-grandmother mawmaw. On the other side of the family we have, meme, poppy, memama, grandaddy, and pop. We also have close other relatives like, auntie christal, uncle bubba, mamajo, uncle jamie, and jj.

I think it matters to the person exactly what they are called or want to be called. It does not make who you are.

By Mommy

January 31, 2007 12:51 PM | Link to this

Well my kids call me Mommy and Mom. They call their father Daddy. I have always called my mother Mama and I tend to like that. My kids call me Mommy because, I guess that’s how I started getting them to call my name, I would say Mommy and it stuck. But I don’t think it really matters. I have a fabolous relationship with my mama she is like my bestfriend and my kids and I are pretty close also. I just think that it’s the love and attention that you show your kids that matter.

By Grandma

January 31, 2007 12:51 PM | Link to this

My oldest son (30)called me na (I lived with my parents and everyone called me Gina… When he started talking I became ‘Gina’ which he used most of the time until around 18 or 19 when i became Mama. My youngest (25)still calls me ma. The grandchildren call me grandma (my choice) and my husband is grandpa. I can relate to ‘damn-ma’ - my oldest grandson used to call me dram-ma. I love being a grandma and want everyone to know it!!

By Jen

January 31, 2007 12:54 PM | Link to this

Me: Mom or Mommy (husband sometimes calls me Pie or Fluffy, from when he got silly and tried to make up a couple of fake sweetie-names for me, which were Lovey Pie and Lovey Fluffy..that man….) Husband: Dad or Daddy My mom: Nini (she wanted to be called Grannie but the first grandchild couldn’t manage it and it came out ‘Nini’) My dad: Popop My husband’s mom: Grandma (she’s younger than my mom but has the older sounding name!) My husband’s grandmother: Old Grandma

My husband doesn’t have a father so there’s not grandfather name on his side…

Wow, Casey, where’s all the vitriol coming from? Get that fart out your a*, girl!

By Mrs. Sullivan

January 31, 2007 12:54 PM | Link to this

Well like the other mother’s it really depends on what the kids want at the time, but generally I am called Mom. To my grandson I am GiGi and my husband is Poppy. My maternal grandparents are BigDaddy and BigMama, however my Bigdaddy is remarried so his wife is Grandma Jo or Mama Jo. My paternal grandparents are Granny and EL.

By Christie Sanders

January 31, 2007 12:54 PM | Link to this

Our son calls us Mama and Daddy and the grandparents - Diddie and Diddie’s Pop (or Poppie) and Nana and Nana’s Pop (or Poppie). We tried to get him to use two different names for the grand-dads but he wouldn’t do it so he decided to differentiate (when necessary) by saying ‘Diddie’s Pop’ or ‘Nana’s Pop’. My three siblings and I have always called our parents Mama and Daddy (although ‘Pop’ comes out occasionally). My husband and his sister call their parents Mom or Mother (his sister when she is exasperated) and Dad or Pop with Pop being the more informal. We always grew up thinking that Mama and Daddy indicated a closer relationship and that Mother and Father was kind of standoffish….. I wonder too if there is a big regional difference - north/south/midwest, etc.

By CKD

January 31, 2007 12:55 PM | Link to this

Casey, I’m hoping your children aren’t a direct reflection of you. Because if they are I’m sure you’re called neither mom, mamma or mommy but just plain ole B*&@H!

By Tearcher's Kid

January 31, 2007 12:59 PM | Link to this

Hey Jo! I like the “Mommy Dearest” one. Just watch out with the wire hangers :-)!

By annod

January 31, 2007 12:59 PM | Link to this

Hey..am I the only ” MA” out there???

By Ashley

January 31, 2007 01:02 PM | Link to this

My mother is Mama, Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa or Pat (her first name). My father is always Daddy. I only knew one set of grandparents and they were Mama Princie (her first name was Princella) and Papa DB.

When I have children, I want them to call me Mutti (German for Mommy/Mama) and my mother Grammy (like the award).

Even though this is a million years away, I have decided that I want my grandchildren to call me Grandmother! It sounds so formal, even though I am so not that way….

By JDSC0217

January 31, 2007 01:02 PM | Link to this

My son calls me Mommy and my husband Daddy. He calls his grandmothers what we have called them growing up…maternal is Mama, paternal is Mom. No matter how much we try to get him to call them Nana and Grandma he is determined that they are Mama and Mom. We’ve decided to just let him choose the name because when I was growing up my grandmother let me call her Granny although that’s not what she wanted to be called initially.

By Penguinmom

January 31, 2007 01:02 PM | Link to this

I am currently Mommy and my husband is Daddy. Some days my daughter calls me Mom or Mama just depending on her mood. I hope they will eventually move to Mom at least in public. I have a friend whose teenage children call her Mommy. Eww. I have a bit of a double standard there though. Daddy is fine no matter how old you are. I’m 40 and still call my father Daddy.

As far as grandparents, mine are Grampa (specifically with an ‘m’) and Granny. My father’s big thing was he didn’t want to be Paw-Paw like my grandfather. My husband’s parents are called Gran (this was her choice of name) and Grandpa. It does get confusing (and annoying) when the other cousins call my mother-in-law Grandma. I tried very hard to teach my kids to say exactly what she wanted to be called but my sister-in-law didn’t.

By Orlando

January 31, 2007 01:02 PM | Link to this

I called my mother, mama. My wife hates that and will not let our kids call me mama, but i always refer to her as your mama, so they continue to call her that. She hates Mother too, thinks that sounds to snooty. So, they call me mom. Grandma is nana.

By Amy

January 31, 2007 01:03 PM | Link to this

Casey, believe me we know our kid’s voices. We hear them constantly. But the other day in a restaurant our kids went to the bathroom and we heard a voice, thought it was our son, and it was someone else. Tone the same, topic one of his favorites, yes it can happen. And at the ballfield, it really is a joke how we hear “Mom” from the dugout and everyone looks. Then laughs.

By Kerry

January 31, 2007 01:06 PM | Link to this

I am mama or mommy and my husband is daddy (we have an 18 month old). She calls my parents nana and papa. She doesn’t call my in-laws anything yet. They are just going to be called whatever she comes up with, since she is the first grandbaby so far, that’s usually how it ends up. My father-in-law keeps trying to get her to say old fart (he’s crazy). I’m hoping they don’t end up being just grandma and grandpa.

By Deb

January 31, 2007 01:07 PM | Link to this

My 16 year old calls me mom, and all of her friends call me momma. Dad is dad. I’ve always called my parents mom and dad. My daughter has always referred to my parents as grandma and grandpa, but my husband’s parents are grandma salmon and papa pike (they’re from Alaska!).

By Casey

January 31, 2007 01:08 PM | Link to this

@The One, sorry we have an imposter. This is the first time i’ve logged on this am….i’m sure it’s Renee.

By Casey (the real one)

January 31, 2007 01:13 PM | Link to this

Yep guys, you can tell by the tone in her typing. Shes just pizzed she couldn’t get to me yesterday so this is another desperate attempt. She just couldn’t find anyone to attack today so let’s let her have her day of glory again.

By Louisiana Girl

January 31, 2007 01:15 PM | Link to this

To my 11yo son we are Mom and Dad. To my 1yo daughter we are Mamamamama and Dadadadada. My parents Granny and PawPaw and I call them that too, now. My grandmother is MoMo. My great-grandparents were Dear and Pops. My husband’s mother was called Grandma before she passed away. We call Aunts T-T, or T-(name). My sister is T-Tootie. Uncles are called Uncle (name). My brother is Uncle Jake. And to my children, their adult cousins are also called “T” and Uncle.

By Jennifer

January 31, 2007 01:16 PM | Link to this

Mama, Daddy, Grandma, Grandpa, Pa-Pa, Granny. My grandparents are Ma-Ma and Pa-Pa.

I’m another mom who turns around everytime I hear “Mama”. I don’t think it’s so much that you don’t recognize the voices as much as a “better safe than sorry” reaction. But what do I know, right!? I’m actually a little hearing impaired from chronic ear infections when I was a kid (parental smoking casualty) so it is pretty hard for me to even tell my own kids apart by their voice unless I can see their mouth moving.

By Tina

January 31, 2007 01:20 PM | Link to this

Grandparents: GrandMoo and Papoo (deceased), Grandmary and Grandpa Harvey.

Mom and Daddy for us. My husband calls his mother Moo, and when his dad was alive, Papoo.

My Nana will be 104 in March, so I still have the pleasure of having one remaining grandparent.

By CLB

January 31, 2007 01:21 PM | Link to this

My 11 year old calls me Mommy. It’s Mom when she’s upset. My husband is Daddy or Dad when she’s upset. She went through a phase during the terrible two’s when she called her dad by his first name. Until Big Daddy (my Daddy) told my husband to break the habit by not answering her. She has Three Grandmas, One Big Daddy, One Grandpa, One Grandaddy, and a Great-grandma that she calls Gran-gran.

By mel

January 31, 2007 01:23 PM | Link to this

I call my mother Mami, (means mommy). Grandparents were a little different. Males are called abuelo (means grandfather) followed by their first name. Females are called abuela (means granmother) followed by their first name.

By Merry

January 31, 2007 01:24 PM | Link to this

Casey step away from the computer with that anger. You are ready for a fight today aren’t you?
I don’t think I have ever encountered anyone on this blog as mean and nasty as you!!!! I bet I know what your kids call you behind your back.

By Casey

January 31, 2007 01:27 PM | Link to this

Jen and CKD - F U

Casey (the real one) - who are you? Stop copying my screen name. I’ll report you.

By Yvette

January 31, 2007 01:28 PM | Link to this

Casey, are you off your meds again?

By LaShaun

January 31, 2007 01:30 PM | Link to this

I am called Mama or Mommy by my 14 year old. Her father is Daddy. I call my mother Mama or Ma and father Daddy. My daughter calls them Gran Gran and Daddy King (his first name is King). Her paternal grandparents are Pooh Pooh (her nick name was Pooh) and PawPaw. My grandfather called my grandmother Kid (she was 10 years younger than him), so all the grandchildren and great children call her Kid. My grandfather’s first name was Roosevelt which I pronounced RoRO and the name stuck. As I got older, I shorten RoRo to Ro. My grandparents loved their names. When we yelled out KID she would respond “Wooo!”. It still cracks me up.

By Nelcia

January 31, 2007 01:32 PM | Link to this

I call my mother mama most of the time. Mother sometimes when I am playing with her. My daughter used to call me by my first name until she turned three and I told her that I would not answer her unless she called me mama. She kept calling me by my first name and I kept ignoring her. She got so mad that she cried herself to sleep but when she woke up, I was mama and have been ever since. Sometimes I am MAAAA when she gets irritated. My grandparent on my mom and dad’s side was called Big Mama and Big Daddy. My mom and dad prefer grandma and granddaddy.

By Lynette

January 31, 2007 01:32 PM | Link to this

I am MOM. The length of which changes as the anxiety rises.
My mother was mother and never anything else.

By michelle

January 31, 2007 01:32 PM | Link to this

Mom and dad are just that … mom and dad. Mom’s parents are grandmother and granddaddy. Dad’s parents are grandma and grandpa. I also had a great grandpa we called grandCharlie and a great grandma we called CB.

By Jen

January 31, 2007 01:36 PM | Link to this

F U.

What can that stand for?

Feeling Used? Feeding the Ulcer? Frankly Unhappy?

The word You starts with a Y.

So, it’s F Y.

By MP

January 31, 2007 01:37 PM | Link to this

I wanted to be called Mommy but my kids call me Mom, my husband is Dad. I still call my parents Mommy and Daddy. My husband calls his parents Mom and Dad. Both sets of grandparents are Grandma and Grandpa. When I had my first baby my husband’s parents wanted to be called Memaw and Pawpaw. I told them that everytime they are around I will not feel as if I am on the set of HeHaw. Now that my brother in law has kids they got their wish. I know that some names just are more southern or mountain like but I just couldn’t stand the idea of listening to everyone using those names.

By Yvette

January 31, 2007 01:40 PM | Link to this

My mother is “Ma” and my dad is “Pop” or “Pa.” (he hates that one)However, he’s “Father” when I want to ask for something that I probably won’t get! My maternal grandmother is “Mama” and the paternal gparents are “Muhdear” and “Big Daddy.”

By julie

January 31, 2007 01:42 PM | Link to this

I am still mommy to both my 27 yr old and my 9 yr old. Of course my grown-up child also calls me mom or mama and my ‘baby’ is saying mama sometimes. But at home when it’s just us I am mommy. Other children ie, nieces, nephews and friend’s kids call me Juju and I guess when I have grandchildren they will call me Mama Juju.

By TheOne

January 31, 2007 01:47 PM | Link to this

Casey No problem, imposters are just cowards….we all know them.

By Steph

January 31, 2007 01:55 PM | Link to this

I am Momma to my children. My husband is Daddy. My mom is Botty (pronounced BAH-tee) to my kids but G-Mo to my brother’s kids. (My brother called my mom “Mo” his whole life - hence G-Mo for his kids. My kids made up “Botty.” My dad has passed awaway so he is Grandpa Mike and my stepfather is Grandpa Don. My in-laws are Mimi and Papa. My grandparents are Big Papa and GG (for great-grandma) and my other grandmother is just Grandma/Great-Grandma.

By mommy

January 31, 2007 01:58 PM | Link to this

To my 2yr old son I am Mommy or Babe (when he hears my husband calling me that) My husband is Daaey. My mother was (deceased) grannie or nani. My father is grandman. My in-laws are Nana and Pop-Pop.

By BC (2)

January 31, 2007 02:04 PM | Link to this

To All: If you ignore ignorant people they will go away, just skip over Casie’s comments, she will go away…. She’s just trying to get some attention…poor thing…maybe she’s trying to cover up for being ” a pitiful excuse for a mother”…

Anyways, back to the topic: I always called my Mother “mom” or “mami” until we moved to GA, then I started calling her “momma”. May she rest in peace. I used to call my dad “daddy” or “papi” until I had my baby and now he’s “dad”. My 18 month old is starting to say “abuelo” to my Dad and “abuela” to my husband’s Mom. Which is spanish or grandfather and grandmother. My mom never wanted to be called “grandma” or “grandmother” or anything like so she asked to us to please teach our kids to call her “Noni” which was what brother called her. Unfortunetly, she passed away before my baby got to call her Noni.

By Deb

January 31, 2007 02:11 PM | Link to this

@Jen - LOL!!!

One of my husband’s grandmothers was called Big Mama - I never realized anyone else did that.

Both of my grandmothers were called Grandma and if we needed to distinguish between them in conversation, we added my paternal grandmother’s last name. My only grandfather was just Grandpa.

My parents were and will always be Mommy and Daddy. If I’m talking about them to someone else, I usually say Mom and Dad.

I am Mama to my children (although my youngest, at 20, manages not to call me anything unless he needs something) and Grandma to my grandchildren (I’m a ‘boomer’ and I don’t mind it a bit!). My husband is Papaw to the grandchildren.

By KayTee

January 31, 2007 02:13 PM | Link to this

My children call me Mommy. Although I grew up calling my Mom, mama. I just think Mommy is more appropriate.

By Casey (the real one)

January 31, 2007 02:13 PM | Link to this

TheOne…thanks, she is one bitter person. I’m busy at work today, so ya’ll don’t think this crazy nut is me.

By Casey (the real one)

January 31, 2007 02:14 PM | Link to this

Oh yeah, how dare you take my dogs name in vain Renee. I say animal cruelty and you should be locked up.

By Richard

January 31, 2007 02:24 PM | Link to this

Jen, if you’ve never heard of FU, then you need to go back into your cave!

U = you (duh)

By Hunni

January 31, 2007 02:29 PM | Link to this

I am ‘mom’ to my teenager until he wants something. Then it’s “I love you, Mommy”. Whatever. :)

By Yvette

January 31, 2007 02:33 PM | Link to this

Um Richard (or Casey,whatever,etc…) I think Jen was being facetious. I think someone has been in the cave for too long!

By Stacey

January 31, 2007 02:49 PM | Link to this

jsmom…I’m from one of those huge family where mothers and daughters were having babies at the same time. I have aunts and uncles who are younger than my older sisters and neices and nephews who are older than I am. Generally, we call the “young” set by their first name and the ones who are old enough to be your parent are “aunt” & “uncle” so & so.

By Vicky

January 31, 2007 02:57 PM | Link to this

As ready through all these, I saw the ma dukes, I thought the same thing, who is that and my son said you.

By Jen

January 31, 2007 03:01 PM | Link to this

Richard, I’ve heard of it but it’s DUMB. Always has been.

The only pattern in it is that you’ve taken the first letter of the first word and the last letter of the last word. The thing is….users of this dumb acronym didn’t chose those letters based on that. They chose it because (1) they can’t use the f-word, and then (2) they think it’s extra fun to use only a letter for the second word and ,hey, wow, lookie here you can actually still sound like the word ‘you’ with the letter U. Look how clever I am.

Only it makes them look like complete tools.

By Debra

January 31, 2007 03:04 PM | Link to this

I’m Mom and Dad is Dad, but… my husband’s mom’s name is Myrtle. All of the grandchildren call her Grandma, but my kids, for some reason, combined her name in with Grandma and call her GrandMurt.

By Bonnie

January 31, 2007 03:15 PM | Link to this

My mother was called Mom by everyone until she had grandchildren. The first one would try to say giggle grany and it came out giginanny. Everyone called her Gig or Gigi or Giginanny from then on. My Grandchildren call me Granna and Art is Popa. My children called their Daddy’s parents Grandmother and Granddaddy. I called mine Grandmaw and Grandpaw.

By Artvetta Y. Jones

January 31, 2007 03:25 PM | Link to this

As a new grand parent, I wanted to be called “grand mommie”. As soon as the little one starting forming words, I started drilling her to say, “grand mommie.” She never once said it. Some how and some way, she heard “ninni”. Today she is six years old and she calls me “ninni”. I accepted that and so be it. I am “ninni”.

By Robert

January 31, 2007 03:27 PM | Link to this

No, Jen, you’re the one looking like a complete tool - overanalyzing the FU abbreviation. Get a life.

By Carla

January 31, 2007 03:32 PM | Link to this

I grew up in NJ, so I started out as Mom. My daughter, 21, calls me Mom. My 23 year old son however, calls me Mom except when he wants comfort and closeness, as in “thank you mama”.

By TinaTeach

January 31, 2007 03:33 PM | Link to this

Until I was older my mom was always “Mommy” but now it’s just mom. Daddy is still Daddy and any of my step-parents were always called by their first names.
-Most of my grandparents were either Grandma or Grandpa and then their last name.
-The Great-Grands were always Grandma or Grandpa then their first name. -The one special one is my paternal grandmother who helped raise me and she has always been called Grannie (note the “ie”) So it was always GrannIE!

By kathy

January 31, 2007 03:35 PM | Link to this

Casey,

yu sound like a total b***!1 If you have any kids, they probably can’t stand you

By Another Crazy

January 31, 2007 03:35 PM | Link to this

So Robert, don’t be a tool and answer the question of the day. Do your kids call you “Mama”, “Mom”, or “Mother”?

By br

January 31, 2007 03:36 PM | Link to this

i am momma, my hubby is daddy, my ex is dad, his wife is mom. in turn for the grand child, i am nana, my hubby is pawpaw, the ex is pop and his wife is nan. my mom is gama (great nana). Then my grandbaby’s father’s mother is deemee.

By Jen

January 31, 2007 03:37 PM | Link to this

Uh, Richard…YOU’RE the one who thought I didn’t understand what the saying F U meant and didn’t get I was being both facetious and sarcastic.

As to your accusation of getting a life because of my analysis of an popular cult saying? I’m a writer.

What kind of life should I get? One like yours? A fabulous life of chasing me?

By 2bme4ever

January 31, 2007 03:37 PM | Link to this

My parents were Mommie and Daddy. To my 7yr old I am MOM or Mommie except when she is being exceprtionally sweet, them I am MEME

By Valerie

January 31, 2007 03:43 PM | Link to this

To my children I’m ‘mom’. I have grandchildren and wanted to be called Grandmother but with my mom living right across the street (being Grandmother) it would have been confusing so I came up with “Nona’ for the grandkids while they called their Great-grandmother (GG. My dad was called GranD by the grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

By br

January 31, 2007 03:50 PM | Link to this

does every blog have to have people hurling insults at each other? To each his own, dont hate, dont judge, just grow up. what is this world coming to, it was a simple blog about parental nick names. this is why there are more and more restrictions in little league on parents.

By Tara

January 31, 2007 03:54 PM | Link to this

“Mom and Dad” sound so impersonal - whether it’s because I was Georgia born and raised, “Mama and Daddy” has always had more of a down home ring to it and it’s the only thing I feel comfortable calling them. I think it just sounds more special than just Mom and Dad. Just like the saying “any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a Daddy”, well the same goes for a Mama too. I’m almost 30 yrs old and my parents will always be “Mama and Daddy”. My grandparents are Nanny and Papa, Mime and Big Papa, and Granddaddy and Mamaw. My parents on the other hand are called Grandmama and Granddaddy by my nephews. I wouldn’t have it any other way.

By kew

January 31, 2007 03:59 PM | Link to this

I’m 44 and I have a 21 year old and she calls me dad. I also have a 9 and 6 year old and they call me daddy. And my wife who is 34 calls me Big Daddy if you know what I mean….mmmmm. I think I’m going to get home now so I can hear her say it again…only louder this time. Bye

By deidreNC

January 31, 2007 04:02 PM | Link to this

my kids all call me mommy-im not sure why it just never got changed to mom for some reason..im granny to the grandkids..mamma d to all my kids friends..

By ingrid

January 31, 2007 04:10 PM | Link to this

I so wanted to be called “mother” because I thought it sounded so sophisticated, but it didn’t stick with my twins. I am affectionately known as plain and common… “MA”.

By what?

January 31, 2007 04:11 PM | Link to this

Jen, I think Richard is referring to you saying “don’t be a tool” when you probably meant “don’t be a fool”. A writer, huh? Ooookay

By Charlene

January 31, 2007 04:13 PM | Link to this

My children all called me “Mommy” which is what I probably called myself when addressing me as their mother. I called my mother “Mommy” also. I called my grandmother “Grandma” too. My four older grandchildren, ranging in ages 7, 3, 2.5 and 2 all call me grandma; but my youngest one who is 1.5 years old calls me Neenee — I love it and I’ll let it stick. CG

By Cammi317

January 31, 2007 04:22 PM | Link to this

I am a “Mommy”. It just came natural for me to refer to myself as mommy to my daughter because I still, at age 34, call my parents Mommy and Daddy.

By Jen

January 31, 2007 04:26 PM | Link to this

No, I meant tool. It’s another expression used as an insult, describing someone who is being manipulated without their knowledge - implying they are naďve and ignorant.

However, someone else stated that we shouldn’t be hurling insults here. And that person has the right of it.

It was annoying to have Richard come on here and start in on me when he had not contributed to the topic, much like Casey.

By Jennifer

January 31, 2007 04:27 PM | Link to this

I’m pretty sure she meant tool. A tool is different than a fool. In common vulgar slang, a tool is a synonym for a part of the male anatomy.

By Jen

January 31, 2007 04:33 PM | Link to this

Oh, right, it means that, too. But that’s not the definition I was going for.

By ingrid

January 31, 2007 04:36 PM | Link to this

Why are you people using this as a chat room? In case you didn’t know, there is distinct differences between an opinion pole/survey such as this and a chat room. I found the comments about what kids call their mothers interesting, but all the other unrelated and unsolicited trash is a distraction. Doesn’t the AJC have a gatekeeper to screen out the off-topic trash, or clearly post a “Only Meaningful and Relavant Responses Please” notice?

By Jennifer

January 31, 2007 04:37 PM | Link to this

You are nicer than me then, because that’s what I was thinking!!

By Jesse's Girl

January 31, 2007 04:39 PM | Link to this

Actually…calling someone a TOOL is a valid insult. Its akin to FOOL. It just implies a little more venom.

By Jen

January 31, 2007 04:45 PM | Link to this

It’s also a rock band. And I definitely wasn’t referring to Richard as a rock band.

As for using this as a chat room? Probably because it’s almost 5pm and it’s time to go home and antsiness (my own medical Dx term) has set in.

By Jennifer

January 31, 2007 04:55 PM | Link to this

Why are you people using this as a chat room? In case you didn’t know, there is distinct differences between an opinion pole/survey such as this and a chat room. It’s a comment-enabled blog, neither a poll nor a survey. Most people did answer the question at hand.

Doesn’t the AJC have a gatekeeper to screen out the off-topic trash, or clearly post a “Only Meaningful and Relavant Responses Please” notice? Websites are an ad-driven business. More hits mean more revenue. Why would the ajc even think about keeping comments down?! For every meaningless, irrevelant post some bean counter somewhere is going “Ca-ching” and logging the number of hits to justify advertising rates. You can learn many things by reading drivel. For example, today the readers of this topic learned at least two definitions for the word tool.

By Lorraine

January 31, 2007 05:18 PM | Link to this

From a Spanish speaking family, I call my Mom “Mami” and (oddly enough) my Father is “Daddy”. My nieces call them “Mama” and (again) “Daddy”. It seems my father will be “Daddy” forever… even my old neighbors started calling him that!

By cecile

January 31, 2007 05:25 PM | Link to this

My kids call me Mommie. They are 11 and 8 years old. I call my mother “Ma” and she hates it. She thinks it is so country. But I’ve been saying it forever. My kids asked me if they could call me ” Ma” and I told them no!!!!! It’s too country:). My kids call their grandparents, Mama, Papa and Paw- Paw.. The latter is for my father in law in New Orleans and so it is pronounced with a New Orleans accent.

By -B

January 31, 2007 05:29 PM | Link to this

Mommy

Daddy

Papi

Grandma

I still use these names @ 25 and plan to pass down to my kids!!!

By Lisa

January 31, 2007 06:18 PM | Link to this

As a mother to two teen boys I am called all 3

momma… when they want something

mom… when they introduce me to someone

and motherrrrrrrr when they say something like my IQ has dropped

By Meaghan

January 31, 2007 06:28 PM | Link to this

I’m 18 years old and in college, and I still call my parents Mommy and Daddy. My younger siblings (13 and 15) have called them Mom and Dad for a couple years, but to me they will always be Mommy and Daddy.

There was a short time, around my pre/early teens, when I was embarresed about calling them by the “childish” names, but after that phase I knew I wasn’t going to change it. To me, their names are Mommy and Daddy and there’s no reason to stop!

By itsmorenamorena

January 31, 2007 06:40 PM | Link to this

Mommie is Mommie….and I am 33 years old. Daddy is Daddy, unless I call him Father….when I want something snicker

My only living grandparent, Mommie’s father…is Papa.

By Courtney

January 31, 2007 06:54 PM | Link to this

Ok,for the last week or two my son has been looking at Stuart Little so I am now Birdie, my husband is Swiper(from Dora), my 1 yr old son is Kitty. He will actually come in the house and say “Hi Birdie…I mean hi mom”, it’s cute. He’s been calling us that on and off for the last week but I make sure he does not make it a habit. Other than than we are mom or mama….dad or daddy.

By virginia

January 31, 2007 07:27 PM | Link to this

I am “Mom” and “Mama.” When my 25 year old daughter was 13, I was “Satan.” My daughters call their dad, “Dad,” unless they want something and then he’s “Daddy.” My father was called “Anddaddy”and my mom is “Grandma Joanne.” My husband’s parents were “Grandpa Al (Owl),” and “Mawmaw.”

By FyreStarrter™

January 31, 2007 07:38 PM | Link to this

For me It’s Mum & Daddy (I’m part English lol) & for my Grandparents it’s Nana & Grandad on my Father’s side & Grammi & Poppie for my Mother’s side. My nieces & Nephew are all about Grammi & Poppy for my Mum & Daddy now lol. It’s been sort of fub today reading all the different name variations. Love expressed in so many different ways!!! AWESOME

By Carl

January 31, 2007 09:31 PM | Link to this

I have a 4-year-old daughter. She calls me Dad and my wife Ma, Mama, or Mom. Her grandparents are Mimi and Buddy & Grammy and PawPaw.

By DJ

February 1, 2007 07:58 AM | Link to this

Our children call us mom or mommy when they need something and dad and daddy. They call my parents Grandmother and Grandfather. They call their grandparents on their dads side,Grandma ,Papa or Granddaddy. My grandson calls me Nana. He calls his aunt Nannie. My mom would die if her grand children call her anything except for Grandmother!

By Margaret

February 1, 2007 08:06 AM | Link to this

We are Mama and Daddy. My parents were Granaddy (no middle d until much later) and Grandmother or Grandmama unless they wanted to irritate her and then it was GrandMAW. We are now Papa George and Nanny. Nana was already taken in the family and I had called one of my grands Nanny.My grandaugher decided to spell it with a “y” when she got older and could find things already printed that way. The other side was Grandaddy with his last name and Granny and then Grandmother Catherine. Makes for an interesting time with all the grandparents together. Since we all have different “names” the little ones all call us by those instead of the usual aunt and uncle.

By lf

February 1, 2007 08:28 AM | Link to this

My son calls me “Mama,” which is what I always want to be called. Kids outgrow “Mommy” in favor of “Mom,” but in the south, you will hear grown children calling their mothers, “Mama.” Grandparents: YaYa and Papa; Grandaddy and Mimi.

By Natalie*

February 1, 2007 08:28 AM | Link to this

It depends on my children’s moods. They call me Mother when they are being “intellectual”, Mama when they are not feeling their best, and Mom on the regular. My folks go by Mama and Daddy, my grandfolks by Mother, and Grandpa.

By sharon

February 1, 2007 08:31 AM | Link to this

My daughter calls me Ma or Mama. My son calls me Mommy or Ma. My siblings and I call my parents Mama and Daddy. The grandchildren call them Granny and Grandpa.

By Shannon

February 1, 2007 08:51 AM | Link to this

Most of the time I call my parents Mom, Mama & Dad-O, Pops. I’m 37 & my daughter is 14. She calls me Mama most of the time. Or Mom if she’s upset. She calls my parents Nana (she didn’t want me calling her Mama in public to show her age or her grandchildren calling her Granny)& PawPaw & her dad’s parents Grammie & Grampie. We call my Dad’s Mom - Nana Mary & my Mom’s Mom Granny.

By sharon

February 1, 2007 08:59 AM | Link to this

My daughter is 15 and she calls me mommy.

By Ted

February 1, 2007 09:01 AM | Link to this

Anybody who calls their mom “mother” or dad “father”, or anybody who wants their own kids to call them by that name automatically sucks at life. Their kids deserve a daily butt whipping at school and the parents friends / neighbors / co-workers probably hate them becasue they’re pretentious tools.

By sharonj.

February 1, 2007 09:01 AM | Link to this

The One my daughter calls me “Ma Dukes” too. I don’t know what that means either or why.

By Daughter

February 1, 2007 09:04 AM | Link to this

I call my mother Ma when things are going well. She is “Mother” when she is getting on my nerves.

By ginger

February 1, 2007 09:05 AM | Link to this

Always called mine Mum..yes she was first generation Scot-American and it’s what she called her mother but I haved a bit of a southern accent. The grandchildren always called ner MawMaw it wasn’t what she wanted but decided if they wanted to call her “Oatmeal” she would answer the call. I call my Dad..Pop or PaPa. I was never able to have children but was blessed with 2 almost grown step children who not 10 days after their father and I announced our engagement call me Mom. Now I’m a Nana to a little princess who thinks I hung the moon and stars just for her..lol

ginger

By Tia

February 1, 2007 09:11 AM | Link to this

I have two boys.My oldest calls me “Ma” and only that no matter what. My baby calls me “Mommie” when he wants or has done something and “Mama” any other time. They call there father, “Dad”. I call my parents Mom & Dad. My kids call their grandfathers “Pa-Pa” and their grandmothers “Grandma”.

By Kelly

February 1, 2007 09:12 AM | Link to this

My parents are Mama or Mom and Dad or Pops (although my brother and I teasingly call them lots of names to mess with them…). My parents want to be called Pops and J by their grandkids. My inlaws are still a bit undecided but like Gamma and Gampa (or G-Diddy - sounds like a rapper too)!

By Julie

February 1, 2007 09:19 AM | Link to this

My son is 17 months, so we get called a variety of things. Mom, mommy, dada, or daddy. We went through a phase of Julie and Gregg. (first names) My parents and his dad and stepmom are grandma and grandpa. He will call my parents whatever he wants, and the grandchildren to follow will call them the same. My mom WILL NOT be memaw or granny. She likes nana though. My husbands mom and stepdad are Oma and Papa. The oldest started that, and the others have followed. I called my grandparents grandma & grandpa, using the last name of one, and the first name of the other to separate them. My husbands called his maternal grandparents Mamere and Pop, and paternal grandma and granpa. I called my aunts and uncles all by their first names. My husband called them Aunt/Uncle. He does the same with our son, so I’ve started doing it too. His nieces and nephews call us Aunt Julie & Uncle Gregg.

By Mommy it is...

February 1, 2007 09:29 AM | Link to this

My 5 year old calls me “mommy”. If he’s trying to really get my attention, he’ll call me by my first name. He calls my parents “nana” and “papa”. He is the first grandchild and we let him decide. He just couldnt ever say grandma and grandpa so it came out nana and papa. His younger cousin has caught on and calls them the same. Funny enought, my nephew calls his other grandpa “big daddy!” My grandparents are called “mom-mom” and “pop-pop”. Something my brother (he was their first grandchild)came up with. Now the entire family, relatives, friends and all call them that.

By Sam

February 1, 2007 09:32 AM | Link to this

My daughters are 16 & 11 yrs., they call me mommy. Mom when they want something,and motherrrr to be annoying, but then quickly changes it to mommy. I call my mom (meme or memaw) & dad(dad). My husband is called dad or daddy by the girls. Both Grandparent are called Granma & Pawpaw. I dont mine Mom or Mommy as long as I’m not called by my name or Motherrr..

By ms

February 1, 2007 09:43 AM | Link to this

Can we just refer to Casey as Mommie Dearest?

I call my mom a few things… mom, mommy, mama, lady or Kathy. Dad is just dad. My grandparents were always grandma and grandpa. They even called each other that! I call one of my aunts Nay-Nay.

By Triplet Mom

February 1, 2007 09:43 AM | Link to this

I am the mother of 12 year old triplets, and I am and will always be “Mommy”. Well, when they are unhappy about a decision made I am “MA” with attitude. I still call my parents “Mommy” and “Daddy”. My children call their grandparents “Nana” and “PopPop” and great grandmother is “Mother”

By Just Mommy

February 1, 2007 09:56 AM | Link to this

I am just Mommy, all the time by my 4 yr old son.

By Mimi

February 1, 2007 09:59 AM | Link to this

My 3-year-old calls me Mimi (pronounced me-me). I had envisioned being called Mama, but when he was first learning to talk, one of his first words was “me” (of course). If he wanted my attention while in the car, he would start shouting, “Me! Me! Me! Me! Me!” and I would answer him. This got shortened to “me me”, and it somehow stuck as his name for me. I really love it, as it is a name chosen just for me and I can always pick out his voice in a crowd calling me. I hope that one day his little brother will also pick up using it and call me Mimi.

By Cyn

February 1, 2007 10:11 AM | Link to this

I called my parents Momma and Daddy. My Momma has passed but I still refer to her as Momma. and Daddy is still Daddy even though I’m 48. My 4 starting with my oldest call me Ma, Momma,Mom and when she thinks adequate Mommy Dearest! Yeah she’s the Funny one! My only Son calls me Ma and his friends call me Ma Friend, another daughter calls me Momma, and my youngest calls me Mom. I wanted to be called Grand Diva by my Grandaughters but I must admit I do love to hear Grandma! And my children call my parents Grandma & Grandaddy and my in laws Grandma Alyce and Granpa Friend.

By I am momma

February 1, 2007 10:19 AM | Link to this

I have a 6yo and most times I am momma but mommy when he is scared or nervous. His grandmother is Nana which he chose on his own. While we were tying to decide what he was going to call her, when he was almost 2yo, he just started calling her Nana.

By Tracy

February 1, 2007 10:22 AM | Link to this

I am Mom, my husband is Dad. Paternal grandparents are Grandma and Grandad. Maternal grandparents are Granny and Pa. I call(ed) my parents Mama and Daddy, my husbands parents are Mom and Pop.

By SunnyZwei

February 1, 2007 10:48 AM | Link to this

My 11 yr old used to call me Mama. When she turned 8 I became Mommy. Personally I love Mama more….but kids will calll you what they want.

My beautiful mother (may she rest in peace) was called MeMa. I hate the sound of Granny and Nanny, sounds so old fashioned and frumpy. Plus MeMa is different and when my mom would hear “MEMA!” her face would light up - she LOVED her only grandchild…thus, it will always be a special name for me.

I called my own parents Mommy (or Mom) and Dad. Then when I hit my late teens I started calling my mom ‘Ma’. She loved it as my sister still called her Mom.

My grandparents were plain ol’ Grandma and Grandpa…no originality there! If I had been the oldest grandchild (which I am actually one of the youngest) I would’ve come up with something more original as I love to come up with names for folks! :)

By Sonja

February 1, 2007 11:01 AM | Link to this

Early on me and my siblings called our mother “Mummy”. After about 5 we started to call her “Ma”. Dad was always Daddy. Grandkids call them Narni and Gramps.

By Shan

February 1, 2007 11:03 AM | Link to this

I’m from up north so I grew up saying mommy when really young then Mom. My 11 year old and 6 year old call me “Mommy” I asked my 11 year old why doesn’t she just call me mom, but she says she doesn’t like that and she’ll never call me anything but Mommy. The women on my mothers side have always let the 1st grandchild pick out the name they will be called. My cousin couldn’t say grandma so my mom’s mom became “Mucka”. Now my mother is “Nini” because that’s how my daughter pronounced grandma as a baby. On my dad’s side and on my husbands, grandma’s are always “Mamaw”.

By Casey

February 1, 2007 11:06 AM | Link to this

My children know they better call me Mrs. Walker or they’ll get a quick one across the cheek.

By justwondering

February 1, 2007 11:15 AM | Link to this

Ok, with divorced and remarried parents on both sides, my children have several sets of Granparents. I am Mama or Mommy, their Father is Dad. My mother and her husband are Grandma and Grandpa. My Dad is Granddaddy, they haven’t met his wife yet. Their Dad’s Mom is Nana and her husband is Papi..they’ve never met his Father. My Grandmother is Grandma Ethel. Whew! Hard to keep track, but it all comes natural for them…they don’t even know it’s abnormal.

By Jae

February 1, 2007 11:16 AM | Link to this

My daughter calls me Momma or Mommy, my son calls me Momma.. their Dad tried teaching them to call me MooMah.. Boy am I glad that one didn’t stick lol

I call my mom Momma or Momma.. or when shes tapping on that nerve just right.. Mother lol which I know she hates. The kids call her Nana and her hubby Grandpa . The kids call my ex’s parents GrandMother and PawPaw.

By Jess

February 1, 2007 11:16 AM | Link to this

I called my grandfather Bumpy…as the first grandchild they tried to get me to say Grampy, but it came out as Bumpy and it stuck for 6 other grandkids! I am mama, DH is dada (son is only 2 so who knows what the future will bring)

By Young-granny

February 1, 2007 11:21 AM | Link to this

My beautiful granddaughter calls me Sweetmomma, my son calls me Ma and my mom, he calls Mother, as do all of her grandkids. I call my mom Momma or Mother and always have called my dad Daddy(God rest his soul). My dads was called PaPa by his grandkids.

By Casher

February 1, 2007 11:22 AM | Link to this

Parents! Whatever you are called, please start teaching your children your “other” name! I’ve helped lost children in many public places who don’t know either their last name or first or last name of their parent. My son is 2, and his last name and our names were learned before we even started the ABC’s. Remember-if they’re old enough to walk they’re old enough to get lost in a crowd…

P.S.to Theresa- I’m from up north with an English husband too, and I grew up with a Mama and alternate between Mommy and Mama with mine.

By OldSchool

February 1, 2007 11:26 AM | Link to this

I was Mama to my girls when they were very young and am now Mom…until I do something to make them made. Then I get my full name…first, middle, maiden, and married…hurled at me. Straightens me right up!

And would you believe that with only two kids, I STILL call roll! My mother did the same trying to talk to one of us. She just listed all and the right one would speak up.

(I personally cannot stomach “Mommy” but that’s just me.)

By mom right now

February 1, 2007 11:27 AM | Link to this

My 17-year-old called me mommy when she was little. Now it’s mom when she’s happy or mad, and Mommy when she wants something. My mom and dad are Granny and Papa (when she was little she couldnn’t say “grandpa” and it came out “pampa”) and the others are grandmama and granddady. Since I am a generation x-er, I have instructed her that I will be Nana when the time comes. I don’t like the “old” connotations of all of the iterations of “grandmother” either.

By Sheila

February 1, 2007 11:28 AM | Link to this

My almost six year old started out calling me mama. At fifteen months he changed to Sheila. Then another change to Mom and now one month from being six, he’s changed again to Mother. Whatever the name, it’s sweet to hear his voice calling me!

By Faith

February 1, 2007 11:29 AM | Link to this

My kids call me “Momma”, they call their father “Daddy” and they call my husbands parents “GrandmaRene” and “PapaPete”. When my mother was alive, they called her “GrandmaLena”, it was all one word.

By Laurie

February 1, 2007 11:37 AM | Link to this

It’s funny- growing up my sisters and I always called our mother “my mama”, even to each other! It was not uncommon for my sister to say to me, “My mama said to call her” or something of the like. Soon, we began to fuse the word so that it became “mymama” with no pause between my and mama. Our relatives often told her to get us out of that habit, but she never did. May her beautiful soul rest in peace.

By BP

February 1, 2007 12:11 PM | Link to this

My son calls us Ma and Daddy, even though he is in his 20s. My daughter calls us Millie and Fajah. It is interesting because neither name resembles ours. She has been doing it so long now that even her friends call me Millie. Strange kid.

By Wendy

February 1, 2007 12:14 PM | Link to this

My children call me Mom, the other kids I raised and their friends call me Mom or MomMom Wendy. My grandchildren call me Mom Mom and their paternal grandmother Nanny.

My mother was Grimace, (after one of the McDonald characters) or Grandmom when they wanted something. The grandfathers are Pop Pop and my daughter will always call her dad daddy until she is 70.

But my younger sister’s kids, neices and nephews and grands call he by her name or her nickname Coco.

By Branch

February 1, 2007 12:20 PM | Link to this

My children call me Mommie, even the 15 yr old. Their friends call me “Mommie Branch”. They call my mother “Nana” and my grandmother “Granny”.

By Fancyface

February 1, 2007 12:26 PM | Link to this

my kids call me mom - my 3yo calls me mommy sometimes but mostly mom. they call my husband dad and my 3yo calls him daddy when he is whining. they call my parnents granny & poppy. his parents, they call granny and grandpa.

By CA

February 1, 2007 12:37 PM | Link to this

Depends…

When they are aggravated with me I am “Mother”

When they are sad or scared I am “Momma or Mommy”

Normally it is “Mom” but as everyone knows that can mean totally different things depending on the tone used.

Until I had kids I never knew a single syllable work could have so many intonations…. too funny

did I mention my oldest is 22 and the youngest is 16 - the above still holds true!!

By Gram

February 1, 2007 12:41 PM | Link to this

I’m “Mom” most of the time, and “Momma” now and then. They haven’t called me “Mommy” since they were really little. (They are 25 and 29 now.) But their father has always been “Daddy”, and I called my father “Daddy” until the day he passed away. I’m a grandma now, and ever since my almost 4 y.o. granddaughter started to attempt talking, I tried to get her say “Grandma”, but the best she could do was “Gah”. It stuck. My kids and ex even call me that now.

By Sharin Latimer

February 1, 2007 12:42 PM | Link to this

My 33 year old son calls me Mama, and his father, Daddy. I guess you are never to old to call your Mama, Mama and Daddy, Daddy because I called my parents that and I am 54 years old. If they were alive today I would still call them mama and daddy.My 25 year old son started calling me “Ma Dukes” also. I thought it was kind of cute! But, normally on a good day I just Mama.

When my first granddaughter (12 yrs.old) was born I wanted to be called Gran, (their father’s mother and father) but, for some stange reason she wanted me to be called Nana. She also named her grandfather, Papa. So, we are Nana and Papa. When the other two granddaughters (one by my youngest son the other by my oldest son) came along they just followed suit. Their mother’s mother was named by the first born, Me-Mommy.

By Pat

February 1, 2007 12:43 PM | Link to this

Usually, my daughter (27) calls me Mama - or Mother when she’s really annoyed. My son (25) calls me Mom. They call my parents MomMom and Poppy- though she would really prefer Grandmama- too bad. My daughter named her -said it was because she’s a Mom twice. I call my parents Mom and Daddy- well, it’s still Mommy when I’m really ill. My kids call my in-laws grandma and grandpa.

By Gram

February 1, 2007 12:46 PM | Link to this

P.S. My kids called my parents “Mom-Mom” and “Pop-Pop” and their father’s parents “Memaw” and “Pepaw”.

By Sharlene

February 1, 2007 12:46 PM | Link to this

My daughter calls me mama unless she wants something and then she calls me mommy. My son calls me mommy. Both of them refer to my mother as Grandma, and her mother as Great-grandma…. I think that the children use what they are taught to use, and other times it is when they are young and use their own way to call you. I have always been Shar-shar to my nieces and nephews as I assume that the 1 repeated syllable was easier for them to say when they were younger. And it just stayed with me.

By harriet

February 1, 2007 12:48 PM | Link to this

This is a good topic. I have 3 sons and each one calls me by a different name. The oldest(38 years old)still calls me ‘Mommy’. Maybe because he was the first born. My second son (36 years old)calls me ‘Mother’. He is the professional one. The youngest (31 years old) call me ‘Mom’. He will already be the baby. I have serveral grandchildren. Most call me Grandma, one call Grammy. I answer to all of the above.

By Jo

February 1, 2007 12:50 PM | Link to this

When we began having kids, my mother-in-law refused to let them call her “Grandma” because that was for old people and she said it would cause confusion (do they mean her or my mother?). Anyway, her name is Judy so she dubbed herself “Joodles”. Now the kids have to explain what a “Joodles” is to all their friends when her name comes up in conversation!

By Connie

February 1, 2007 01:00 PM | Link to this

My grown and gone kids call me MOM. On occassion, moma. My granddaughter calls me Grandmother. She however calls my mom Granny Betty. She calls her other grandmother, grandma Jill. My kids called my mom Granny and my dad papa.My sons wife has kids and they call her mother Nana. Lots of variety.

By Jesse's Girl

February 1, 2007 01:03 PM | Link to this

@ JO….I hear ya! My Dad is STINKY. There is always a raised eyebrow when my kids yell out…” Oh, Stinky is here!”

By Raider Red

February 1, 2007 01:24 PM | Link to this

I was Momma when my adult children were little. I am now Mom or Mother - but when they want something or need me I am Momma once again.

We are Ommie and Grumpy (my husband) to our grandson and the great-grandparents are all Granny and Pawpaw. But since he is only 10-months old we respond to every gurgle and coo as if he was calling us by our names.

By dsmoothone

February 1, 2007 01:27 PM | Link to this

I’m 32 and still call my Mother (Mommy) and Dad, (Daddy) my sisters both 27 and 20 do the same thing. I’m the firstborn and it just sticks… occassionally it’s Mom, but rarely. I call my dad Poppy just to mess with him. He says I’m not Ricky Ricardo. My son (10) calls me Ma or Mom and if he really needs me its MOMMIE!!! and he calls my mom grammie, he calls his dad , dad and his stepdad by his first name.

By Casey

February 1, 2007 01:37 PM | Link to this

My children know they better call me Mrs. Walker or they’ll get a quick one across the cheek.

By Renee

February 1, 2007 01:43 PM | Link to this

My boys call me Ms. Renee and if they forget the Ms. they get a slap across the face!

By Casey

February 1, 2007 01:48 PM | Link to this

Renee - FINALLY, someone I can agree with!

By dee

February 1, 2007 01:51 PM | Link to this

I have three children ranging in age 15 to 30+ when the older ones are talking it’s Have you talked to Mom?..when their talking to their young sibling their use… Is Moma Home? But when he’s talking to them it’s My Mother’s not here!!! Go Figure.

By ms Saname

February 1, 2007 02:01 PM | Link to this

My children call me mom except for one son who always calls me moma. My grandchildren call me Nanna and my great grandchildren also call me Nanna. My grandchildren and great grandchildren all call my mother “other Nanna” which I think is sooo cute. That name came from one of my granddaughters when she was about 3 or 4 yrs old and couldn’t comprehend why her mother was calling my mother Nanna so she started calling her “other Nanna” and it caught on. My Dad is just Dad or grandpa to the grandchildren. Wonder what it all means???

By Becky

February 1, 2007 02:07 PM | Link to this

My child better never ever call me by my first name. She’s tried it, but I won’t answer her when she does (I think she did it just to see what she could get away with)!!

By Shannon Koehler

February 1, 2007 02:22 PM | Link to this

I’m 23 years old and I call my mother Mama, and my father, Daddy. Thats the same thing my mother calls her parents to this day. I call my grandparents Grandmama and Grandaddy, although on occasion I call my grandfather G-Daddy, which I made up years ago when P-Diddy was popular to make him feel cool.

By Diane

February 1, 2007 02:36 PM | Link to this

I know as “Ma”, my mother is known as “ganny” and my sister and cousins (older) are all called either auntie or uncle followed by their name.

By ms

February 1, 2007 02:44 PM | Link to this

Casey- They call you Mrs. Walker? WTF? Sounds like you got a little crazy in you. Just wondering… do they love you?

By donna

February 1, 2007 03:54 PM | Link to this

My girls call my mommy and they call their father, daddy. They call their grandparent pa-pa and na-na. I’ve always called my parents mommy and daddy as well. My grandparents on my mother side were granny and poppy on my father side were ma-ma and pa-pa. I was an only child and so were my parents. I broke the chain with 5 girls.

By TK in Dec fm NY

February 1, 2007 03:56 PM | Link to this

All day all I hear is MOMMY MOMMY MOMMY MOMMY !!!! Sometimes I think he even sings it ! When it gets to be to much I just ask him to call me by my name. He calls my mother Mema and my father grandfather. I call my mother Ma and my father by his name, unless I want something then he daddy, lmao

By TK in Dec fm NY

February 1, 2007 04:15 PM | Link to this

All day all I hear is MOMMY MOMMY MOMMY MOMMY !!!! Sometimes I think he even sings it ! When it gets to be to much I just ask him to call me by my name. He calls my mother Mema and my father grandfather. I call my mother Ma and my father by his name, unless I want something then he daddy, lmao

By Felicia

February 1, 2007 04:25 PM | Link to this

My older sister and I call our parents “Mommy & Daddy”. Our older brother and younger sister call them “Mom, Ma, and Dad”. Go figure. My 15 yo daughter calls me Mama, Meh (when she’s being playful), Mommy (when wanting something). My 4 yo son usually calls me Mommy but recently, I’m Mama (Southern drawl included). We call one of our Grandmothers, “Mama”, the other “Grandma Betty”.

By Leslie

February 1, 2007 04:35 PM | Link to this

Middle Georgians rarely stray from Mama & Daddy - my family is no exception. My paternal grandparents were called Ma & Pa by the first grandchild and it stuck. My maternal grandparents are Grannie & Grandaddy. I think I’ll probably be Mama when I have kids, and I’m fine with that.

By Doris Moore

February 1, 2007 04:39 PM | Link to this

My son calls me Ma, my daughter calls me Mommie and my grandchildren call be BiBi!!!

By def

February 1, 2007 05:36 PM | Link to this

Now that my children are grown, I am called “Your Majesty” and their grandmother is known as “GRANDMOTHER”

By jbro

February 1, 2007 06:13 PM | Link to this

My kids call us Momma and Deddy still and they are 22, 20 & 18 years old. I called my Parents Momma and Daddy and they called the Grandmommy and Papa, on my side and Paw-Paw and Maw-Maw on my husbands side. MY son (18) does jokingly call us Maw and Pa sometimes.

By Ann

February 1, 2007 06:33 PM | Link to this

I was born in Texas in 1954 and my kids call me Mom. I wonder if my geographic region has anything to do with this. My kids call their maternal grandmother: Grandmama; paternal grandmother; Grandma. I call my husband’s mother: M’dear…I am a native Texan but, now I reside in California…I had no idea that the “babyboomers” are the reason my associates want to be called: Nana and positively not Grand-mama. I prefer Abuela. Smooches!

By sharon

February 1, 2007 07:19 PM | Link to this

My oldest two go with “Mom” but the youngest calls me “Mumsy”; he had British friends when we lived in Raleigh and for good or bad the name stuck! We also had a period of asking for “tea” rather than a snack. They call my folks Mamo & PopPop and their dad’s mom is of course GrandMumsy. I prefer now to be called The Queen Mum (it seemed disrespectful while the real QM was still alive but it’s fair game now!).

By mellissah wells

February 1, 2007 07:23 PM | Link to this

When my children were growing up.they called me, “mama”. Now they are grown they called me muther.My grandchildren were younger, they call me :jrannY”. Now they are teen-agers ,they call me grannie. what a graceful sound for me to hear. Ilove to hear them call, me.All of them , whatever they call me is a blessing from the “Lord”.

By ,,,=^.^=,,,

February 2, 2007 06:41 AM | Link to this

I am called momma and hubby is daddy. I called my mom momma,(dad died a when I was six yrs old) and I called my grands on mom side, Big Momma and Big Daddy. My dad’s parents, Mother Chandler and Daddy Chandler. My great grands call us grandma and granddad. All cute names. And I call my aunt and uncles Aunt so and so Uncle so and so by their first name. And great post!!

By Casey

February 2, 2007 07:15 AM | Link to this

Hey ms (re: your 2:44 comment).

Simply put - you’re a B1tch. Yes, my kids love me. However, they’ve learned respect, unlike your little hooligans.

By Alma

February 2, 2007 07:29 AM | Link to this

My mom preferred to be called “Mother.” Her grandchildren called her “Mother Kennedy.” I was called “Momma” because that’s what my husband told our children to call me, his word for his mom. My first grandchild had about 6 grandmothers and when she got to me she mixed up the other names and called me “Grannyma.” My son, her father, thought it was so funny he made sure she continued it. My second granddaughter began calling me A-ma, a deviation of my actual name. She called my husband A-pa. I loved it, but it finally gave in to “Grannyma” and “Poppa.”

By h_charles

February 2, 2007 07:41 AM | Link to this

“Moma” — Too redneck and cornpone. “That’s my moma!”

“Mother” — Just the opposite. Too prissy and formal. “Mother, can you please pass the caviar if you will?”

“Mom” — just right.

“mommy” — ok as well, as long as your kids are under 6.

By T. Wilson

February 2, 2007 08:42 AM | Link to this

I am 26 years old, and I refer to my mother as “mommy”. I believe it is a matter of your heritage and what you are accustomed to. My mother is Jamaician, and although I was born and raised in the United States. I grew up with my mother referring to her mother as “mommy”. So I guess it is a learned speech!

By C.

February 2, 2007 09:14 AM | Link to this

I’m “Mommy” to my 18 year old college student daughter and “Mom” to my 6 yr. old 1st grader son. (Go figure). 18 yr. old also calls father “Daddy” and 6yr old says “Dad”

“Mama” was never used in my household either. I’m a northerner too; however husband is a southerner.

By C.

February 2, 2007 09:15 AM | Link to this

I’m “Mommy” to my 18 year old college student daughter and “Mom” to my 6 yr. old 1st grader son. (Go figure). 18 yr. old also calls father “Daddy” and 6yr old says “Dad”

“Mama” was never used in my household either. I’m a northerner too; however husband is a southerner.

By BN

February 2, 2007 09:43 AM | Link to this

What a great blog question! My husband and I are thinking about getting pregnant and, as this would be my parents’ first grandchild, we’ve thought a lot about what they would be called.

My mother has always been and will always be my Mama (we were all born and raised in the South). My father has always been Daddy, with a recent surge in the use of “Pop,” harkening back to what he called his grandfather. I could see him becoming “Pop” to his future grandchildren, as well. My grandparents were Grandmommie and Granddaddy and Momo (we pronounced it ma-maw) and Popo (pa-paw).

By lawrencevillemom

February 2, 2007 10:18 AM | Link to this

I was mommy when they were really little but now I am MOM … every time I hear a child call someone momma I get a picture in my head of that stupid cartoon show from a few years ago with the dinosaurs and the little kid riding around on the dad’s back beating him on the head with the kettle yelling “not the mama, not the mama”. That’s what I said to my kids (now 13 & 16) whenever they tried to call me mama like their friends. My husband is dad or daddy depending on how much money they are trying to weasel out of him. My kids have lots of grandparents on my husbands side…Pappy Tom, Grandma Nancy, Grandma Bonna (used to be Mom Mom Bonna), Pappy Keith - deceased now and he called my oldest his blue eyed angel, Grandma and Pappy Mitchell and Pappy and Grandma Cookie. My parents were Pappaw Homer and Grandma Hettie (both deceased now). I called my parents Mom or Ma and Pops. I only had 1 set of grandparents when I was born and they were Grandpa Gum and Granny - my nephew couldn’t say Granny Gum so he called her Danny Dumb - cute when you are two.

By Not Formal

February 12, 2007 12:06 PM | Link to this

I agree that ‘Mother” is way too formal and too dominating. I’ve seen my brother in law call his “Mom” Mother and it always made me cringe. Kinda reminded me of Norman Bates in Psycho. He was too long under the domination of his “Mother”.