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Post by Jennifer C on Jun 4, 2015 2:45:08 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 I have to admit that I call my dh Daddy. He doesn't call me Mama. I didn't start until we had kids. And now that my Dad lives with us, I jokingly started calling my Dad Big Daddy. It was just confusing having 2 men answer to Daddy so my dad's name changed. So we have Mama, Daddy and Big Daddy in the house. Jennifer
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Post by genealopea on Jun 4, 2015 22:57:40 GMT
My kids would say, "Dad, Mom wants you."
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scrapaddie
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Post by scrapaddie on Jun 4, 2015 23:45:38 GMT
My DD is 30 years old and still refers to her father as daddy
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Post by deekaye on Jun 5, 2015 0:15:48 GMT
I don't know if it's a Pacific Northwestern thing but I almost never hear anyone refer to "mama" or "daddy" (unless they're children), its always Mom and Dad.
I have a friend who calls her dad "Pops". I think that's sweet!
My Mom and her brothers all called their mom (my grandma) "Ma". I used to be embarrassed when I was young because I thought it sounded so back-woods; now I remember it fondly!
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Post by katiekaty on Jun 5, 2015 2:48:43 GMT
we called our father Pop growing up and my mother , mama. My kids called my husband dad and me, mom.
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