My baby calls me "mom"

[papie]

And calls DH "dad".
Why? She is 2.5! My oldest still calls us mommy and daddy.
"ok mom"
"bye mom"
"good job mom"
"that's my dad"
It is killing me. This baby will be the death of me.

[papie]

Lol at your mom's mom

[Deleted]

Yes, I hate being called mom. Yay that you still get mommy out of the oldest!!

[iamgrace]

Henry calls my H by his first name when he doesn't respond to "daddy".

[ElizabethBennet]

About half the time D calls me mom. Her favorite is "mom mom". If she can't get H's attention by calling him Daddy she'll call him by his first name.

She REFUSES to call my family by grandma, grandpa, etc. My mom is Dodo, my dad is Bumpa, my sister is Mimi, and my brother is Opie(? lol). My brother's name cracks me up the most because it is nothing like his real name. But she refuses to call them anything else.

[snickers]

I had a little girl in my class who was one. Her moms name was Lisa. Her mom would walk in everyday and the little girl would always says "hi Lisa" that poor mom would get so frustrated

[Deleted]

My 3 year old just started doing this and it is NOT OKAY!  lol.  I correct him every time and tell him he's too little to call me mom.  I think I said mommy and daddy until I was at least 6 or so!

[cleo29]

When C is giving me a serious talk to, she call me mother only it sounds like mudder.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

Jul 11, 2013 21:10:26 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

What is the French equivalent of "mom"?

la mom. Duh!

[jenmegs]

My 2 year old calls me honey. It's hilarious though. I'll be in the other room and just hear his little voice "hahney? Hahney?! HAAAAAAHNEY!!!"

[isabel]

Jul 11, 2013 21:10:26 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

What is the French equivalent of "mom"?

My H says 'mer' (mother) or 'maman' (mommy). 

[BieberMyBalls]

My oldest has started this recently too. Therefore my baby copies him. Damn kids

[isabel]

Jul 11, 2013 21:14:13 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Jul 11, 2013 21:13:22 GMT -5 isabel said:

My H says 'mer' (mother) or 'maman' (mommy). 

Yeah, ,but what is MOM?

He doesn't think the context is the same. He thinks 'mer' is more formal, kind of like 'mom', but it doesn't carry the same formal, stodginess that an American saying 'mother' would.

ETA: Like a little kid would probably say 'maman' and would move on to saying 'mer' as they got older, just like American kids say 'mommy' and then move on to saying 'mom'. He says 'mer' is less formal and 'maman' is less juvenile, so it seems like 'mom' could really be either and 'maman' could easily be a lifelong term for a kid, but they could also move on to saying 'mer'. French is complicated, yo. 

Watch this video. It will make you smile. www.youtube.com/watch?v=381bv0_Gpo8

And, P.S., totally off subject, but did you get your couch yet??

[oliviapope]

My son just started doing this. Dad is "dada" though, which sort of pisses me off.

[noodleoo]

Well better she call you mom early than still call you mommy when she's 40, right?

[LauraMoser]

lol

My DD2 had heard someone say MIL's first name and had called her by that for a while instead of the usual "Grandma". It was cute, but I think it bothered MIL a little, lol. She has gone back to calling her "Grandma" now.

[daisyheadmaizie]

DD calls me mother when she is frustrated or mad. I swear I live with a fucking teenager, not a 5 year old. Okay, mother...

Also, DD told some lady we barely know that, "my Mom's dad is dead. They put him in a box." 

[isabel]

Jul 11, 2013 22:13:29 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Jul 11, 2013 21:16:17 GMT -5 isabel said:

And, P.S., totally off subject, but did you get your couch yet??

ugh. No! They said a couple of weeks,but I'm ready for that damn thing to come! We have all these ugly mismatched blankets covering our current couches, and it's fucking up all my pics of J. lol

Grrr. I'm irritated on your behalf. But also because I'll be ready to buy my couch in a couple weeks and I want a fair assessment of this one! (And nothing can possibly fuck up a picture of J. There's way too much cute in that kid.)

[Deleted]

Jul 11, 2013 21:16:17 GMT -5 isabel said:

Jul 11, 2013 21:14:13 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Yeah, ,but what is MOM?

He doesn't think the context is the same. He thinks 'mer' is more formal, kind of like 'mom', but it doesn't carry the same formal, stodginess that an American saying 'mother' would.

ETA: Like a little kid would probably say 'maman' and would move on to saying 'mer' as they got older, just like American kids say 'mommy' and then move on to saying 'mom'. He says 'mer' is less formal and 'maman' is less juvenile, so it seems like 'mom' could really be either and 'maman' could easily be a lifelong term for a kid, but they could also move on to saying 'mer'. French is complicated, yo. 

Watch this video. It will make you smile. www.youtube.com/watch?v=381bv0_Gpo8

And, P.S., totally off subject, but did you get your couch yet??

APP LOVE

[pbutter]

This bothered me too and started around the same age. I would correct her and say " I'm mama!".

[papie]

Jul 11, 2013 21:14:13 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Jul 11, 2013 21:13:22 GMT -5 isabel said:

My H says 'mer' (mother) or 'maman' (mommy). 

Yeah, ,but what is MOM?

well here in Quebec it is "m'ma!"
But Sophia actually calls me mom, because she speaks to me in English about half the time...

Eta again lol
Kids say maman when talking to mommy and ma maman when talking about their mommy
Teens say m'ma when talking to their mom and ma mere when talking about their mom.

[jacquie]

When my son calls me "mom", I call him "Grade" (his name is Grady) in return. It pisses him off I love it. He goes right back to calling me "mama" after a couple of exchanges.

[isabel]

Jul 11, 2013 22:46:03 GMT -5 papie said:

Jul 11, 2013 21:14:13 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

Yeah, ,but what is MOM?

well here in Quebec it is "m'ma!"
But Sophia actually calls me mom, because she speaks to me in English about half the time...

Eta again lol
Kids say maman when talking to mommy and ma maman when talking about their mommy
Teens say m'ma when talking to their mom and ma mere when talking about their mom.

DH says this makes sense. And he appreciates the lesson.

He took French throughout high school and some in college, so he knows a decent amount, but he's not like fluent or anything. I totally should have let you just answer her question.

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Jul 11, 2013 21:12:22 GMT -5 jenmegs said:

My 2 year old calls me honey. It's hilarious though. I'll be in the other room and just hear his little voice "hahney? Hahney?! HAAAAAAHNEY!!!"

LOL!  DS called me sweetie yesterday, and I explained that I can call him sweetie but he can't call me sweetie, which I'm sure made absolutely no sense to him.