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 attenti