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nightmare_of_beauty · April 2011

This comes from ~Jen's post about the kids calling the babysitter "mom."

Right after my niece was born, SIL and BIL were staying at MIL. Stayed there about a year. During that time as niece was learning to talk, she called MIL "mom" and SIL "mommy." They didn't correct her because they said it's from SIL calling MIL "mom" and she just picked it up from her.

What do you think?

p.s. Also like to note that niece has now sometimes called SIL by her first name and SIL doesn't like that one bit. I understand that, but I would think then that she wouldn't like her mom being called "mom" by her child.

houndbaby · April 2011

I think family is different than a babysitter, but I wouldn't want my kids calling my Mom "Mom", I would correct them. Some grandmothers do go by "Ma" or "MawMaw" which is kind of similar to "Mom"

nightmare_of_beauty · April 2011

She was suppose to go by Nana, but niece couldn't get it right away and called her Na. Now it seems to have stuck. She either says Na or Mom.

MonkeySender · April 2011

I still think that would bug me... but I think their logic is correct, she probably did call her mom because she heard her mom saying it. I generally call my mom Grandma these days, esp when Ella is around.

kidnicky1321 · April 2011

Both my niece and nephew call my parents mom and dad and their parents mommy and daddy. They know that my parents are actually their grandparents, but that is just what they call them. Neither my sister or BIL have a problem with this since the kids aren't confused by any of it. Honestly, when DH and I have kids we will let them do the same. Oh and my niece and nephew aren't allowed to call me aunt. I have never allowed it lol. I go by Rosie and that's what they use. Sorry I wrote so much

nightmare_of_beauty · April 2011

My niece has never called me Aunt, just Isa. I really don't care either way. My BIL has a daughter from a previous relationship and she calls me Isa. They call me Aunt Isa to her, but I've told she can just call me Isa.

I think I wouldn't like it if my some day kids call my mom or MIL "mom" only because I would use "Na" or whatever they want to be called to my kids. I always use "Mommy" or "Daddy" to her when talking about her parents, but of course she's heard me call her different.

~Jen · April 2011

A calls my mom, mamma or some weird form of mom because she is just learning to talk and we call my mom Grandma and of course, she can't say all of it. She will also call her mom just because the sitter has her calling mom for everything! It doesn't bother me if she calls my mom mom, I just say mamma when she does. I wouldn't let her continue to call Grandma mom whe she is old enough to know speak well/know the difference. I & DH also now call my mom Grandma, so we don't confuse A.

marriedchick06 · April 2011

Nope that would bother me. My kids hear me call my parents mom and dad, mom and dad, but they still know to call them grandma/grandpa/papa.

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