Why do American women call themselves "mums."

[Anonymous]

I've come across quite a few women who refer to themselves as "mum," lately.
If you have close familial ties to GB or another country that uses that word, then use it!
I know a woman through a play group. She is a native Georgian, as is her entire family. She actually said "This mum needs a nap."
Another woman I know is from San Diego. Her parents came to the US from Mexico 30 years ago.
She has lived in GB all of 3 months and is now a "mum."
Call me judgy if you like. It's irritating and pretentious.
Anyone else experienced this?

[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

Nope

[Anonymous]

No. This isn't actually a thing.

[Anonymous]

No, you just have strange friends.

[Anonymous]

Its trendy.

I live in the UK now and don't refer to myself as "mum."

[Anonymous]

Who cares? yawn...

[Anonymous]

Nope. I use it because I'm British. But I've never seen anyone else use it. I'd put it down to a typo ... why would it even appear pretentious? I don't get it.

[Anonymous]

I have never once heard that word uttered by an American mom.

Perhaps these women you hang with are young, trendy types who are trying to present themselves as European and cosmopolitan?

[Anonymous]

It is common in the Pittsburgh/western Pa area. Pittsburghese.

[Anonymous]

Maybe they do it so that they can be a "yummy mummy" instead of a "yommy mommy"?

But seriously, I've never heard this.

[Anonymous]

Why does it matter?

[Anonymous]

I don't know, I'd think they're British, spent time in Britain, or are just mispronouncing things.

Or maybe they watch way too many episodes of Super Nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is common in the Pittsburgh/western Pa area. Pittsburghese.

+1

My family is from central PA and my father, aunts and uncles call my grandmother 'mum.' Trust me, these people aren't trying to be trendy - it's just a regional thing.

[Anonymous]

It's better than "mama"