I switched from Mommy and Daddy to Mom and Dad when I was about 6. However, my brothers (who were all teenagers when I was born, so it's not strange we use different terminology) all still say Mother and Daddy. Which sounds weird, but AFAIK isn't that uncommon in the South.
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Susan W. - May 19, 2005 11:09:18 am PDT #7707 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Snacky - May 19, 2005 11:23:40 am PDT #7708 of 10002
Like I need a hole in my head
I always thought "Marmee" was just a "mother name". Although the phonetic spelling of "mommy" makes sense, even though *I* don't think I pronounce "mommy" that way, and I'm from Massachusetts. Heh.
Actually, I think the more typical New England name for mother was "mummy."
lisah - May 19, 2005 11:25:20 am PDT #7709 of 10002
Punishingly Intricate
Which sounds weird, but AFAIK isn't that uncommon in the South.
That's what my dad from SE Texas called his folks.
erikaj - May 19, 2005 11:28:55 am PDT #7710 of 10002
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Mostly, it's mom...sometimes "Mama' if I'm feeling Elvis.
ChiKat - May 19, 2005 11:36:29 am PDT #7711 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Mother and Daddy. Which sounds weird, but AFAIK isn't that uncommon in the South.
Not uncommon at all. I call my parents Mom and Daddy. But, they both called their mothers, Mother.
Betsy HP - May 19, 2005 11:37:12 am PDT #7712 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
I call my parents Mama and Daddy, and they're in their 70s.
sumi - May 19, 2005 12:11:24 pm PDT #7713 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
But -- a mother name -- not a family nickname, right?
§ ita § - May 19, 2005 12:18:10 pm PDT #7714 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
a mother name -- not a family nickname, right?
Depends. My paternal grandfather was called "Bapa" by everyone, and I think it's a father name.
Also, my Aunt Faye is Aunt Faye to just about everyone in her family (her daughter calls her Ma Faye, and I've heard people not her children do that too). And her first name isn't even Faye.
sumi - May 19, 2005 12:19:08 pm PDT #7715 of 10002
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Was he called Bapa as a young man before he was married?
§ ita § - May 19, 2005 12:23:31 pm PDT #7716 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Nope. A father name as in he was called that as a father. Wouldn't that count as a family nick, or have I missed something crucial?
Oh! Her childhood. I thought the passage meant they'd called her that in their childhood.
Never mind.