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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD was in the ER just the other day, and believe me, I wouldn't have cared WHAT the doc called me -- as long as she remained focused on helping and calming my DD.  As it happened, she called me "mom," and at the time, I remembered that there were people annoyed by this, and I thought to myself, "why would anyone care about how the doc is addressing the parent when caring for the child?"   I just don't get it.  The doc was great with my kid, as were the nurses, who also called me "mom."  I am so thankful for their help.  Thank you nurses and Dr in the Suburban ER last Friday night!

And guess what -- I don't remember their names either.  And I might have called them "Doctor" and "Nurse," which were their roles in the moment.  My role?  Mom.[/quote]

Thank you and we need more people like you in the world. [/quote]

well said. i work in an ER and have found too often that children don't have the same last name as the mother - sometimes, its actually an awkward moment "no, i'm not mrs. jones. that's his stepmother's name." or "i go by ms smith; i kept my maiden name" either way; the mother doesn't have the same name and it can make the situation awkward -maybe she doesn't want to go into a soliloquoy of why she kept her maiden name to me....
so i quit calling mothers mrs. anything
and stick with "mom"
i wish there was a better word. [/quote]

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