Daycare "Mom"

I wouldn’t be okay with that either . That’s weird and as a working mom myself I would definitely feel some type of way about this. We already feel guilty enough leaving them all day to work but then calling another woman mom on top of that. Is definitely say something or consider changing daycares maybe.

As an educator this is more common than you think. Even with older kids they will use it as a term of endearment. I’d just have a conversation that you’d like them to correct her when she says it

I don't think you're being too sensitive, I wouldn't like that either. I work as an infant teacher at a daycare, and I wouldn't do that. Maybe you can talk to one of the directors and let them know the workers are being insensitive. They're probably doing it to other moms, too!

You mean you just don’t want them to tell you when this happens? This is super common and doesn’t mean your child doesn’t know you’re their mom, I promise. I’ve been a teacher for 17 years and have been called mom more times than I can count. It’s the name they’re used to saying the most!

Very common for kids to say it by accident - but as a teacher surely they are just correcting them? Just say to them in the morning or get dad to say that you’d rather them correct her and use their actual names and finding it hard enough you’re leaving her there to work

This is so strange 🫣 what is wrong with people they should most definitely be correcting her straight away

I’ve had older students in the past call me mom…. I think the main thing is avoiding confusion about who mom is and clarifying with your lo what mom means

And I’d be upset too if my daughter starting calling someone else mom