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Anonymous wrote:Mine never called me mama. I hate being called mama. I am Mommy, Mom, or Mother. I am *not* Mama.

+1. I am from the South and also HATE "mama." Way too redneck.

My two boys always called me "mommy" (and DH was "daddy") until earlier this year. They are now 11 and 8. Now it's definitely "mom" and "dad."

Oh, well thanks for letting us know that "mom" is more sophisticated than "mommy" or "mama!"

Anonymous wrote:My kids, 13 and 8, still call me Mama. It never occurred to me it was redneck, not being one and all. To think of my parents ever being called that is kind of hilarious. Maybe its a southern thing to hate it?

I think there are some posters here who hater it because they think it sounds "southern." Absurd!

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe that the harsh cruel judgment of a select group of awful women on this website has actually extended to a conversation about how someone's child refers to them lovingly! That's a new low. Mama mommy whatever. It's pathetic that an actual mother would presume to make a judgement call on someone's life based on that. Really, hillbilly, redneck? Are you kidding me? And talk about culturally ignorant and insensitive. Good Lord!!

+1 Seriously!

I can't believe that the harsh cruel judgment of a select group of awful women on this website has actually extended to a conversation about how someone's child refers to them lovingly! That's a new low. Mama mommy whatever. It's pathetic that an actual mother would presume to make a judgement call on someone's life based on that. Really, hillbilly, redneck? Are you kidding me? And talk about culturally ignorant and insensitive. Good Lord!!

Anonymous wrote:Being from Germany I still call my Mom "Mama" which is what everyone calls their Moms no matter the age.

I didn't know that. My mom had a German mother and I've always called my mom "Mama" -- now I know why, thanks!

Being from Germany I still call my Mom "Mama" which is what everyone calls their Moms no matter the age.

My kids ages 38, 42, and 44 call me mom or mommie. Mama would be fine too. I love hearing their voices.

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Anonymous wrote:This mama snobbery is beyond stupid. I'm from a schmancy town in CT with European parents and my 3yo DD calls me mama - or mommy or mom or even my first name if she's being funny, but it's usually mama. I love it and think it's sweet. I'm not a hillbilly and neither is anyone else I know whose kids call them mama. Grow up, you silly women.

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Babies and toddlers naturally call their mothers "Mama" and some kids continue as they get older. I think it's wonderful. My own mother is "Mama" to me. These women are probably the ones who will refuse to let their grandchildren call them, "Grandma" because they think it makes them sound "too old." Pathetic.

+1

I just don't understand the vitriol about Mama. I mean who cares if someone's child calls them Mama, even at 15? I mean, I don't like Mommy, but I don't care if others use it. But Mama seems to have this weird stigma attached to it that I just don't understand.

#richpeopleproblems


I am guessing, but I think some of the 'stigma' comes from the sort of co-opting of the word in super crunchy hippie circles who blog about 'motherhood' and become all consumed by the verb 'parenting' and feel like they are in a proud 'army of mamas' against the big bad world out there (you know that's designed to derail the development of their precious offspring). Even then, yeah some people are over the top and like to have a thing/gimmick/whatever to self identify but, even then, who cares?!

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Anonymous wrote:This mama snobbery is beyond stupid. I'm from a schmancy town in CT with European parents and my 3yo DD calls me mama - or mommy or mom or even my first name if she's being funny, but it's usually mama. I love it and think it's sweet. I'm not a hillbilly and neither is anyone else I know whose kids call them mama. Grow up, you silly women.

+100
Babies and toddlers naturally call their mothers "Mama" and some kids continue as they get older. I think it's wonderful. My own mother is "Mama" to me. These women are probably the ones who will refuse to let their grandchildren call them, "Grandma" because they think it makes them sound "too old." Pathetic.

+1

I just don't understand the vitriol about Mama. I mean who cares if someone's child calls them Mama, even at 15? I mean, I don't like Mommy, but I don't care if others use it. But Mama seems to have this weird stigma attached to it that I just don't understand.

Anonymous wrote:This mama snobbery is beyond stupid. I'm from a schmancy town in CT with European parents and my 3yo DD calls me mama - or mommy or mom or even my first name if she's being funny, but it's usually mama. I love it and think it's sweet. I'm not a hillbilly and neither is anyone else I know whose kids call them mama. Grow up, you silly women.

+100
Babies and toddlers naturally call their mothers "Mama" and some kids continue as they get older. I think it's wonderful. My own mother is "Mama" to me. These women are probably the ones who will refuse to let their grandchildren call them, "Grandma" because they think it makes them sound "too old." Pathetic.

Anonymous wrote:Mine never called me mama. I hate being called mama. I am Mommy, Mom, or Mother. I am *not* Mama.

Poor child who might want to call you mama.

Why is Mama awful?

Anonymous wrote:Mine never called me mama. I hate being called mama. I am Mommy, Mom, or Mother. I am *not* Mama.

This but I don't do Mother either. I'm still mostly Mommy and my oldest is 11. Mama is awful.

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Anonymous wrote:In what area of the country do people use mama?

I was born and raised here and the norm seems to be mommy/mom.

It's big in the south. Parents there are typically referred to as "Mama and Daddy." This is true even of grown adults, who still call their own parents that. Hate it, hate it, hate it!

I agree with all that you said, except for the last part--I love being called "Mama."