Why do American women call themselves "mums."
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Anonymous
| Nope, we're moms. Mums are for Brits, Canadians, and Downunders, or the garden. |
Anonymous
| Remember Princess Diana's coffin with the card on top that said "Mummy"? So weird. |
Anonymous
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I've been a mom for several decades and have only heard a British woman call herself a 'mum'.
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Anonymous
+2 My mom's also from Pittsburgh and calls herself Mum. She's always done this and she's over 70 so she's not being trendy. Her Mom did it too. But really, aren't there more important things to worry about???? |
Anonymous
| OP here. It's not something I lose sleep over. I'm curious. Deal. I had no idea that this is a common term in the Pittsburgh area. |
Anonymous
| Okay, I confess. When I walk the dogs, I ask them - "are you gonna give your old mum a poop?" Which comes from having watched East Enders decades ago. But I swear no one is nearby when I say this and, frankly, it doesn't work on the dogs....ever. |
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Anonymous
This made me lol |
Anonymous
Ugh, I could not agree more. The worst. I have a friend who has two DDs who are 7 and 9. She has been cultivating the mama thing since they were babies. |
Anonymous
Really, my 4 year old still calls me this once in a while. I've never encouraged it one way or the other. I think it's sweet. |
Anonymous
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People from Maine use it too. I have a family full of "Mums" and "Mummas". Not so many "Mummies" though.
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Anonymous
Yep. For ex.: where is mum? I need to tell she that I am taking yinz down to the cellar. Definitely not an attempt at being cosmopolitan or trendy |
Anonymous
| Not as bad as a New Jersey native's out of office message saying she is on holiday. |
Anonymous
| I do it when I am joshing around with other Brits! |
Anonymous
| My MIL is from Illinois and whenever she asks about my mother she says. "How's your mum." It drives me nuts. |