If your kid/kids called you by your name and not mom/mommy …

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This doesn't feel like a poll, it feels like you're trying to bash parents for a choice they made...?

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I usually laugh cos it’s so off the wall when they do lol my oldest just be like “Tessa can you tell Brad I need a cup of milk?”

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I wouldn’t feel any type of way and would just shoot back with “my name is mom”

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My youngest sometimes calls me by my first name. Usually to either be silly or to get my attention. I don't mind. He knows I'm still Mom :)

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My oldest kid did it. We were going out somewhere and stopped for food. My husband asked what I wanted. I said “nothing I’m fine. I won’t be able to eat for a while anyway”.

The oldest goes “that’s okay daddy. Nothing for Kay”. 😂🫠

I wasn’t bothered. I wasn’t anything. It took me by surprise, sure. I looked back and I said, “that’s momma or mommy to you” with a little grin. This kid laughed hysterically “okay mommy, sorry”. 🥹❤️

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My two year old does it sometimes, doesn’t bother me.

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Uncomfortable and tell her not to again.

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My kid literally just did this earlier this evening... she hears dad calling me by name sometimes and is just mimicking. I guess it might bother me if she was older and it was intentionally disrespectful but then I would wonder what I did to warrant disrespect in the first place. 🤷

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My 9 year old does this. I think she thinks it makes her seem older and cool. I think because her friends call me by my first name. I just ignore it.
On the positive my asd son who is 16 has started copying her. He was calling us mummy and daddy.
None of the poll applies. It does feel a bit odd sometimes like I’m some kind of step parent.

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My 2.5 year old usually calls me Mummy unless I'm ignoring her (e.g. at bed time when she is trying to stretch out going to sleep.)

Then I suddenly become "Eleeeeeeectraaaa".

Really makes me chuckle

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I’m not voldermort she’s allowed to say my name 🤷🏻‍♀️

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If that’s the usual thing then I think it’s cute, especially when little ones are copying the other parent. My daughter calls me by my family nickname sometimes as she’s heard my mum do it. So when my daughter decides I’m in trouble she uses my nickname 😂 which I love because it’s her doing her own thing lol however if it’s like a teenager getting cheeky and rude with their parent and only using the name in that instance then it could be disrespectful etc. Generally I see no issue with it every parent and child have their own bond, what they call you is just a part of that.

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Options don't compute. My kids call me a mixture of mum, mummy and and my name... I don't find it a problem.

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My daughter is 2 and started occasionally calling us by our real names, I sometimes pretend I'm "upset' about it but I genuinely don't care lol I would prefer to be mom but I know she's not doing it out of anger or anything like that she's 2 lol

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It wouldn't bother me unless it was to be intentionally disrespectful. My name is my name, anyone can use it.

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My 4 year old does it sometimes with her dad but only when im shouting him she will copy me. He says hey im.your daddy and she just giggles

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I call my parents by their first name all the time and we have a great relationship 😂

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Absolutely not! If my son calls me by my name I would correct him by redirecting him to mommy or daddy. However hubby and I never call each other by name either lol we call each other babe so maybe one day baby boy will try to imitate us and call one of us babe.😂. Also growing up in an African home and calling your parents by their name would be a crime 😂😂 , I once tried it with my mom and she almost chewed my ass had to run for my life 😂😂 (and yes we are close)

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Like they do this all the time or just some times jokey

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I read this and was like hellllll no if my kids ever called me AJ I head would turn so fast and be like I know you are not talking to me because I’m mom I’m not your friend I’m not an acquaintance I’m mom ( I don’t know why I feel this way but I do)

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I think it’s so funny whenever they use my first name. It’s always in a funny way. My kids would never actually call me my first name seriously.
If they did call me by my first name in a serious manner then we would have more issues than just that.

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My toddler does this because he thinks it's funny

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My son has called me by my name before and I just laugh it off and say that "I'm momma to you bud" 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

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