Why do women call each other "mama"
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Anonymous
Eh, it's because they have no idea what your name is. I would rather be called "mom" than "Mrs. DH's Lastname." |
Anonymous
That doesn't bother me because when I am in the pediatrician's office, my sole role and purpose there is as Mom to the child in question. No one at work calls me Mom. That would be weird. I personally dislike all the weird nicknames that people use, calling people "Girl", "Mama," "Sister," "Bitch" (especially the last one, for obvious reasons). I'm white, and I get that in other cultures, it's common or a form of endearment, so I guess I'm not offended. I just don't like it. If you know me, call me by my name. If you don't, then "ma'am" is fine. Even "Hey You" is better than "Hey Mama!" |
Anonymous
Reminds me of that hipster Train song - "Hey, soul sister. Ain't that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo...... |
Anonymous
Is he Muslim? This is very common. We call each other sisters and brothers. |
Anonymous
| You probably look like a frumpy mom OP. Go to the mall for a makeover. |
Anonymous
They know what my name is when it's time to send me the bill, though. |
Anonymous
| People can call me whatever they want. It really doesn't bother me at all. |
Anonymous
| Maybe a Hispanic th ing? I have 2 coworkers who call me "mama" and they are both hispanic. Doesn't really bother me though, but I had never heard it before |
Anonymous
| My friends and I call each other mama or lady in joking affection. Almost none of us are white though two of us are mixed race/AA. My SIL calls me mama and she grew up in S. Korea. |
Anonymous
The receptionist and nurses aren't sending you the bill. |
Anonymous
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Mama doesn't bother me, tho I don't use it myself. My Latin American friends use it most often. And the Asian checker at my Safeway.
Lady does make me cringe a bit. |
Anonymous
| I don't like it. I also don't like that half the group's I wanted to join when DS was a baby had mama in the name. "Crunchy Mamas" "baby wearing Mamas" etc. I think the "mama" mom has a negative stereotype surrounding her (crazy pro breastfeeder, no sugar or preserved food ever, etc) which is part of my hesitation with the name. |
Anonymous
I don't know. Possibly? He's black. |
Anonymous
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I do not call my friends mama. I do use lady a lot. But all my friends do. I wouldn't say it to someone I don't know pretty well.
It's a term of endearment so I don't really get the big deal. |
Anonymous
+1 I can't stand all the different mamas. I much prefer the term as a use of endearment. I was always called mama by a Puerto Rican family friend. |