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Post by sean&marysmommy on May 23, 2015 23:51:45 GMT
My father is 69 and he still refers to his (now deceased) father as "Daddy" but his mother is "Mother".
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Post by metaldancer on May 24, 2015 0:00:00 GMT
I'm 54 and I call my now deceased father Daddy. My 82 year old mother calls my Granddaddy "Daddy." :-) My DS calls his father Dad. He called him Daddy till he was in his teens. He refers to my Daddy as Granddaddy.
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Post by MorningPerson on May 24, 2015 0:01:50 GMT
I must say that I've never heard anyone here in Pennsylvania use "Daddy" or "Mama" past the age of ~4 years old. Yet one more reason I love this place. It's so darned interesting seeing the differences in all of us! I love it!
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Post by lindah on May 24, 2015 0:05:53 GMT
Here in northeast Louisiana, boys & men of all ages say "daddy." Girls, too. Almost everyone says "mama."
Can I just say, completely off topic here, but I love your profile pic. You're so gorgeous and smiley that I can't help smiling when I see your picture. And now when I see your picture I will "hear" you say "daddy" in a glorious Louisiana accent!
Why, thank you for being so kind, AussieMeg! That is so sweet of you to say!
And, may I add, you are beautiful!
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Post by janeliz on May 24, 2015 2:30:56 GMT
I was not born and raised in the south, but my girls have never lived anywhere other than South Carolina.
I truly can't recall a time when I ever referred to my father as anything other than "Dad".
Our 13 year old says "Dad". Our 9 year old says "Daddy".
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Post by peano on May 24, 2015 2:39:40 GMT
I was born and raised in the South and called my parents Mommy & Daddy until I was an adolescent--then it was Mom & Dad. My best friend from childhood who still lives in Arkansas calls her parents Mommy & Daddy. I know others who use Mama & Daddy. I can't really account for the difference.
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Post by DinCA on May 24, 2015 2:43:35 GMT
When referring to my parents directly, it was always mama and daddy for me. My mom's southern family, however, called their mom "mother" and their dad "daddy," even up until some of them were in their 90s.
Both of my kids, who were both raised in California, called me mommy or mama when they were young and now just use mama or mom. Likewise, their father was daddy and is now just dad.
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Post by dockmaster on May 24, 2015 3:06:21 GMT
We have lived in GA for the last 15 years or so. I am from MI and DH is from PA. I have always been Momma, DH is mostly Daddy but I have teenagers now so sometimes it is father or dad. It just depends on their mood. I would prefer they refer to me as Her Royal Highness Princess of My Destiny, but it is not gonna happen. I prefer princess because queens are old and dowdy. I don't wish to be called old and dowdy. Princesses are young and beautiful. I am young and beautiful. They don't agree. I should have sold them when I had the chance.
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Post by anxiousmom on May 24, 2015 3:08:05 GMT
I would prefer they refer to me as Her Royal Highness Princess of My Destiny, but it is not gonna happen. I prefer princess because queens are old and dowdy. I don't wish to be called old and dowdy. Princesses are young and beautiful. I am young and beautiful. They don't agree. I should have sold them when I had the chance. Another parenting soul sister...
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Post by Linda on May 24, 2015 3:12:07 GMT
We're in Florida.
My girls were born and raised here; Simon was born in RI, lived in MA and AZ and has been in Fl since he was 6.5. Simon says Mum (or Mummy when he's wanting something) and Dad. Cathleen says Mu-THER and occasionally Mum (when she's not as exasperated with me) and Papa. Annabelle says Mummy/Mum and Daddy or Poppa/Poppy (which I hate).
Dh (born VA raised RI) says Mom and Father(he wasn't raised with his father in the house, FIL is now deceased).
I (born England) say Mum and Dad/Daddy and sometimes Da(he died when I was a teen)
Around here I mostly hear Mom/Mama and Daddy...drives me NUTS when I hear grown adults(married couples) refer to each other that way but that's very common. There seems to be a teen stage where mom and dad are used but then it reverts to mama and daddy
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Post by polz on May 24, 2015 3:24:27 GMT
I'm in New Zealand and it's not common but I call my Dad Daddy. Funny story - when my sister says 'Daddy' my Dad says 'What do you want?' lol. BTW, Prince Charles calls The Queen 'Mummy'.
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Post by eebud on May 24, 2015 3:35:22 GMT
I'm a southern girl. I call my dad Daddy. Always have. My oldest brother also calls him Daddy and I think my middle brother swaps between Daddy and Dad. For some reason, I swap between Mom and Mama with my mother. I don't say "Hey Dad, Mama wants you" or anything similar since my parents split when I was 7.
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Post by krazykatlady on May 24, 2015 3:42:03 GMT
My sons, born and raised in Atlanta (23 and 25 y/o) have always called us Mom and Dad. I have always lived in ATL too (58 years) and my parents were Mother and Daddy. My father died when I was 17 but I'm pretty sure if he were still alive he'd still be Daddy to me. My older brother always used Mom and Dad.
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Post by AngieandSnoopy on May 24, 2015 7:13:06 GMT
I'm also from north Louisiana and always called my mother, Mama but since my father died when I was 8, I don't know if I'd have changed to Dad or not. My mother called her parents Mama and Pappy, not sure why, don't think any one else around there called their father Pappy!
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Post by my3freaks on May 24, 2015 7:38:23 GMT
Mother seems so formal to me. Of course, my teenager uses it, drug into 3 syllables and a whiny or snotty tone of voice when she's testing just how close my last nerve is to shattering, and chaos & anarchy ensuing.
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Post by brina on May 24, 2015 10:34:57 GMT
Not from the south - my brother and I called our parents mom and dad when speaking to them, but always called them mommy and daddy when speaking about them.
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Post by anaterra on May 24, 2015 11:12:03 GMT
We are in Texas.. my sister n I say daddy... my brother calls him dad...
My kids daughter 18 says daddy... sons 17 n 20 say dad
So in my world its a male/female split on dad/daddy...
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Post by houston249 on May 24, 2015 13:09:11 GMT
I love these type of questions My southern exdh entire family called their father Daddy. I call my father Dad. One older well respected lady in town once heard me, touched my arm and said, I am so sorry you never knew your Daddy (because I had called him Dad). At which point I had to apoligize to her and explain the real reason I called him Dad. I was from up north. To her, using the word Dad, for whatever reason, had meant I had never met my Daddy. Her heartfelt concern really did touch me, she was such a lovely, southern lady.
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Post by anxiousmom on May 24, 2015 13:28:13 GMT
I love these type of questions My southern exdh entire family called their father Daddy. I call my father Dad. One older well respected lady in town once heard me, touched my arm and said, I am so sorry you never knew your Daddy (because I had called him Dad). At which point I had to apoligize to her and explain the real reason I called him Dad. I was from up north. To her, using the word Dad, for whatever reason, had meant I had never met my Daddy. Her heartfelt concern really did touch me, she was such a lovely, southern lady. I think the idea is true...my dad and I were estranged for 10 year before he passed. I never called him daddy. A lot of times though, when talking about my step-father, I call him daddy-as in "my mama and daddy are..." and I will probably always call my mama, mama.
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Post by ~Susan~ on May 24, 2015 14:34:30 GMT
I have always called my parents Mama and Daddy. My mother did the same. My DH called his parents Mom and Dad. It just depends on the family really.
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Post by scrappinmama on May 24, 2015 15:24:10 GMT
My Dad was from Oklahoma, which isn't really a southern state, but he seemed to pick up some of the traditions. He called his father "Daddy" until the day he died.
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Post by genny on May 24, 2015 15:24:22 GMT
My father is 69 and he still refers to his (now deceased) father as "Daddy" but his mother is "Mother". my dad is 78 and this is how he refers to his parents as well (he was born in raised in south Alabama) my mom refers to her parents as mama and daddy (south Georgia) I refer to mine as Mom when addressing her, but mama when speaking of her. Dad is just dad. DS calls me mama if he is addressing me affectionately (at graduation friday he was hugging me and i was crying and said 'we did it mama' in my ear) , just mom when speaking to me in general (hey mom what's for dinner). I am saved in his phone as Madre. He calls DH Pops these days, but used to just be dad. DD calls us mom and dad. I'm saved in her phone as Life Giver.
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Post by Rhondito on May 24, 2015 15:53:42 GMT
Everyone in my family (immediate and extended) says Daddy. I can only think of one set of cousins who say Mom and Dad - they grew up in FL and CO.
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Post by tarheelgurl on May 24, 2015 19:09:35 GMT
i live in the south & my children (30 & 40ish) refer to their dad as daddy. I am mama.
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Post by PaperAngel on May 24, 2015 21:12:24 GMT
Neither. Our teen says, "Dad, Mom is calling you." He referred to us as Ma-ma/Da-da as an infant, Mommy/Daddy as a toddler through 1st grade, & Mom/Dad since 2nd grade. I only hear my parents' generation still call their parents Mama/Daddy into adulthood.
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Post by maryland on May 24, 2015 22:00:36 GMT
My family and my husbands family are both from NC, but I grew up in MD and my husband in PA. In our families, the girls and boys just call parents mom/dad.
Our girls have always called us mom/dad until a couple years ago. They started calling us "meemaw" and "peepaw" a couple years ago to be funny. They still call us that but they have shorted it to "me" and "pee". Drives us crazy, but we are used to it now. Our girls are 12, 15 and 17.
We were referred to as mommy and daddy until about age 3 with the kids, then they started calling us mom/dad. Living in the northeast, that's what pretty much all their friends call their parents too.
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Post by maryland on May 24, 2015 22:02:00 GMT
I must say that I've never heard anyone here in Pennsylvania use "Daddy" or "Mama" past the age of ~4 years old. Yet one more reason I love this place. It's so darned interesting seeing the differences in all of us! I love it! We live in PA and I have to agree with you 100%.
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Post by anxiousmom on May 24, 2015 22:13:03 GMT
I am fascinated by regional differences...particular in language usage.
I find that very often a group is stereotyped based on their perceived language usage, which is usually based on regional differences rather than intelligence or education. For example, I know that due to a fairly pronounced southern accent, and likely my word choices I am seen as not being as "smart" as someone coming from other areas of the country. I may be perceived as less mature or more juvenile because I call my mother "mama" when it is common to my region. I'm not juvenile or immature, just a product of my environment.
I love these discussions. It gives us all insight on regional differences that may skew our views of others.
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Post by denda on Jun 4, 2015 2:30:16 GMT
I am 56 years old and still call my parents Mama and Daddy.
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Post by alittleintrepid on Jun 4, 2015 2:43:52 GMT
Siri (the UK male version) refers to me as "Queen of Everything". It's the only way I get acknowledgement of my true status! I was going to suggest that anxiousmom and voltagain could get Siri to refer to them by their appropriate titles. Maybe it would wear off on the kids? Even Siri just calls me The Mother of All Wild Things....maybe I'll ask for a title next time!
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