What Do Your Kids Call You
By fishtiger58
@fishtiger58 (29823)
Momence, Illinois
May 2, 2017 11:10am CST
I called my youngest son yesterday to find out how his job hunting is coming along, and to tell him about his brother's job interview. He didn't know his brother was looking for another job and we like to keep him in the loop even though he doesn't live here. He is still a member of this family.
Mostly my sons call me mom. And I couldn't be more happy and proud to be their mom. My youngest tells me I will forever be his first girl
However when I call my son he always says the same thing. Hello Mother. Yup I'm his mother, but I love when he says Hello Mother. I can't explain why I love that but I do. My older boy, when he wants something from me will call me momma, lol. When he says that I always laugh because I know he is going to ask for something
When my oldest Sam was a little one I use to call him BooBoo. and I have thought about this over the years and have no idea why I called him that. My younger boy Danny was a monster when he was young and I used to call him Brat Baby but in a loving way. My two sons mean everything to me and they know it.
What do your kids call you? Do you have special names for your kids?
Many of you have asked for a pic of me, so this one was taken in 2010 the day my youngest Danny graduated from high school. Sam my oldest is the one with the beard. But you probably figured that out.
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
2 May 17
@fishtiger58 well let us be honest there.LOL
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
2 May 17
lol that bad ay Alfredo Thanks
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 May 17
Ruby is my only 'child' and she just barks at me LOL!
Great photo so now we see the person we talk to here!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
2 May 17
@fishtiger58 I am only feet 5, 4 inches so I'm no giant - how tall are you?
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@Marilynda1225 (79665)
• United States
2 May 17
I forgot to add how much I enjoy seeing your picture. One day I might be brave enough to post mine
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
2 May 17
yes I am uncomfortable with pics of me usually they are horrible this one I can live with. Yes now you know, and see how short I am Abby.
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@LadyDuck (457918)
• Switzerland
2 May 17
@fishtiger58 I also hate to have pictures of me taken, I am very little photogenic.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
2 May 17
Mother is very formal that might be why I love when Danny says that. Thanks I don't often have pics taken of me I usually take horrible pics. This one I can live with.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
3 May 17
@LadyDuck Yup that's me unphotogenic for sure.
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@Marilynda1225 (79665)
• United States
2 May 17
I'm laughing because when my son calls he also says "hello mother". Other times it's always mom or since the grandkids all call me Nanny sometimes my kids just call me that too. My daughters all call me mom
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@Marilynda1225 (79665)
• United States
2 May 17
@fishtiger58 I forgot to add that my nickname for my son has always been Doodlebug and I call him that even as an adult just to get a laugh. My grandchildren now call him Uncle Doodlebug so it's stuck 
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
2 May 17
I just love that Hello Mother, yea I have found myself calling my sister grandma when her grandkids are around too.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
3 May 17
@Marilynda1225 My nickname is Tiger and my family still calls me that. When they actually say my real name it sounds weird. Doodlebug is so cute.
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@just4him (305965)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
2 May 17
They all tower over you. I don't have any special names for my kids. The closest would be my youngest as he is a Third, but being his name was also the same as his father's, he goes by his middle name. He's HEH III. He goes by Edgar.
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@just4him (305965)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
3 May 17
@fishtiger58 We would be able to look each other in the eyes.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
10 May 17
@just4him that doesn't happen for me much, unless we are talking about a 1st grader lol.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
3 May 17
Yes Valerie they all tower over me, I told you I was very short. My hubby is 6 foot 2 I'm 4 foot 10 and the boys are somewhere in between. I also have nicknames for all my nieces, and nephews.
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@vin12345 (567)
• Kerala, India
2 May 17
@fishtiger58 vineeth in short "vini" that's the nickname
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
2 May 17
@vin12345 A shortened version of you name.
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@snowy22315 (169883)
• United States
2 May 17
My son calls me mom or mama depending on his mood. He is a great kid in his own way..but I worry about him..
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@snowy22315 (169883)
• United States
3 May 17
@fishtiger58 That's true..I just want him to be happy..
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
3 May 17
I worry about my kids too, but they sometimes have to make their own way whether we like it or not.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
3 May 17
@snowy22315 I know I feel the same way.
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@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
2 May 17
My daughter is excelling at spanish class, so likes to call me Madre. There are worse things to be called.
Sometimes I refer to her as "female child" as she's my only girl. My boys are Peanut, Monster, and Pancake.
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@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
3 May 17
@fishtiger58 and they all have good stories behind them.. except female child. No idea why I started that one.
Tyler we started calling him Pancake one night when we made a pancake in the shape of a T. So when we went to Hershey last year he became Chocolate T pancake. Then we went to renessiance festival and he became Lord Chocolate pancake of T
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
3 May 17
I love she is calling you that, and you have the coolest nicknames for the kids. Love them.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
3 May 17
Mine call me Sue and always have done.
Great photo you all look terrific.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
10 May 17
@fishtiger58
I would have preferred that too but it was always Sue.
No getting around that one ever.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
10 May 17
Thanks, they call you Sue aye, hmmm I would prefer mom but that's me.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
11 May 17
@lovinangelsinstead21 So sad you earned the right to be called mom.
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@infatuatedbby (95001)
• United States
2 May 17
@fishtiger58 My dad is also daddy! My sister calls them mom and dad. ;)
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
3 May 17
@infatuatedbby I always called my parents mom and dad.
@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
4 May 17
Yay! I finally know what you look like!
My two kids just call me dad. When my daughter was little, she used to call me D-Da, but now it's just plain old dad. Every now and then, my son will jokingly call me Jeff instead of dad, but I remind him he's not old enough to call me that just quite yet (he's 14). I call my son Rye Rye (his name is Ryan), or just refer to him as my little buddy. It's funny, he tells me that everyone calls him Jeff Junior, even though he doesn't share the name Jeff with me. My daughter I call my little pumpkin, because her birthday is right near Halloween.
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@moffittjc (118421)
• Gainesville, Florida
11 May 17
@fishtiger58 As of right now, I don't think my son looks very much like me at all. He got more of his mother's features. He has the most curly hair I've ever seen, which is nothing at all like my hair. But he has the exact same mannerisms as me, so in that respect we are a lot alike!
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
11 May 17
@moffittjc I always thought my youngest looked like my hubby but everyone says no he looks like me. So sometimes we can't see what others do. He might look like you, you just don't see it.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
10 May 17
My brother calls his daughter pumpkin, love that. So I'm guessing your son looks a lot like you.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
10 May 17
@JudyEv I do lol I just ask and they help me.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
3 May 17
Oh yes they all tower over me. I'm 4 foot 10 hubby is 6 foot 2 and my sons are somewhere in the middle.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
3 May 17
you have a beautiful family.
my son calls me MAMA, sometimes when he jokes around, he calls me by my real name (ingrid) to which i also say, "call me MOMMY, but he responds 'mami noodles').
i call my late mother Mamang, and my late father Papang.
i call my late mother Mamang, and my late father Papang.1 person likes this
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
4 May 17
@fishtiger58 the names are actually from our dialect, my friend.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
3 May 17
Thanks Ingrid. I love you names for you mom and dad.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
10 May 17
@ridingbet I kind of thought so
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
3 May 17
I call my mom, mom. Sometimes i will call her Mommy as i always called her Mommy when i was little and never mom....
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
4 May 17
@fishtiger58 She will always be my Mommy, even if i call her mom most of the time :)
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
3 May 17
Yea it seems as we age the mommy often becomes mom.
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@pumpkinjam (8537)
• United Kingdom
2 May 17
What a smart and proud looking family you have.
My children call me Mum or Mother. When they call me Mother, it's usually in a condescending tone. Like, when I ask them if they've done something they always do and they say 'yes, Mother' or when I'm making 'dad' jokes or singing, they just look at me with rolling eyes and simply say 'Mother'!
They have both also been known to call my Mummy. The youngest when he is about to ask for extra computer time, and the eldest when he's being soppy!
I call my mum Mother. I call my dad Daddy. Not always, though. If my Dad is misbehaving, I'll call him Dad (or call him by his first name/full name if he's in really big trouble!)
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@pumpkinjam (8537)
• United Kingdom
3 May 17
@fishtiger58 Yep! Oh, and special nicknames for my kids. Well, I come up with various random names for them. On here I call them Midi and Mini, but I don't do that in real life. Sometimes, I call Mini 'Nugget' (because that's his favourite food) or Monkey. I don't really have a nickname for Midi but I used to call him Pumpkin or Podger.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
3 May 17
And I bet your dad knows he's in trouble when you use his full name, I love that Thanks.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
3 May 17
@pumpkinjam It's funny how we come up with nicknames for our kids.
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
5 May 17
Lovely photo of you all there.
Really nice.
My son just calls me Mom.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
10 May 17
@fishtiger58 Yes I am the same fishtiger.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
10 May 17
Thanks I don't care for having my pic taken but I suppose I can live with this one lol.
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@Juliaacv (48389)
• Canada
3 May 17
@fishtiger58 I'm usually the one taking the pictures because I don't really want to be in them!
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
3 May 17
Oh yes Mother can be when you do something that embarrasses them but hey I'm the mom so deal with it lol. Thanks I'm not horribly comfortable getting my pic taken.
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@DWDavis (25812)
• Pikeville, North Carolina
4 May 17
@fishtiger58 I'm sorry, but a Scout is Trustworthy and Loyal, and doesn't break his promises.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
3 May 17
Oh but what fun is that, go ahead tell me I won't tell.
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@1creekgirl (40497)
• United States
10 May 17
I've always been mama or mom to our kids, but all the grandkids call me Caca. Our first grandchild made that up and it stuck!
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
11 May 17
That's an unusual name for you but it's original and i like that
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@DianneN (246625)
• United States
3 May 17
@fishtiger58 You are welcome! I despise getting my photo taken, too. To be honest, the candid ones always come out a bit better. Posing is the worst!
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
3 May 17
@DianneN Yes posing is when my pic looks so awful.
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@fishtiger58 (29823)
• Momence, Illinois
3 May 17
I love mommy too, I know some kids think that's a name only little kids say but when your grown kids call you mommy that's something special. Thanks Dianne I'm not horribly comfortable getting my pic taken mostly they are just horrible lol.
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