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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Don’t be dumb. [b]It’s about the listeners relationship with the parent.[/b] Which one leaves you unsure of who we are talking about.[/quote]
No, it isn't.
If you are chatting with a friend, and she says: 'Mom has really been into gardening lately', you would actually think she's talking about your mom?[/quote]

No, but it just sounds odd to use a term that denotes a close family relationship with someone who is not a relative. “Mom” is not an actual name in this context; it’s a term used to address someone who is your female parent, not a name that someone who is not the person's progeny would ordinarily use.

If you had a few friends named Larla, you might say to another friend, “My sister Larla has been really into gardening lately,”  so they would know which Larla you are speaking of. Same with “Mom.” There are a lot of people who are called Mom, so it makes sense to indicate which one you are talking about. [/quote]
But people don’t just refer to Mom out of the blue; there’s virtually always context. You friend asks how was your visit to your hometown and you tell her that it was awesome because Mom and Dad watched the kids in the mornings so you could sleep in. No one would have trouble figuring out who you were talking about. [/quote]

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