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What do you call your parents?

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  • 14-04-2009 10:26pm
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    az2wp0sye65487
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    Some people refer to their parents as "The Aul Pair" "Mam & Dad" "Ma & Da" "The Folks" and I'm sure there are many others....

    But I was in a shop the other day and a bloke in the queue behind me was on his phone..... I'd say he was in his mid to late 20's - and he was saying "I'm going to pick Mammy up on the way home" ...... who calls them Mammy & Daddy at that age???


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    star-pants
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    I'm 25 and I call my mother 'Mother' and my dad 'Dad'... and I don't think that'll ever change


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    Random
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    Uncle and Sister.


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    RonMexico
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    "You there at the sink get me a cup of tea."

    ah no - Mom & Dad


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    Run_to_da_hills
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    I call my old man the old bo**ilx because that is what he is. :pac:


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    liah
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    Mom or mum. I've lived in Ireland about seven months now and I've never actually heard anyone say "mam".. it just sounds so incredibly strange to me.


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    shezzie
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    mom and dad - if i call them mother or father they go mad - as for mummy or daddy they would think i was gone abit mad - i am 32 got outta saying mummy and daddy bout aged hhmmm no sorry never said mummy or daddy - too pompous


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    Gummy Panda
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    The birth givers


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    marko91
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    ma, da:D


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    Sanjuro
    Registered Users Posts: 4,236 ✭✭✭Sanjuro


    Mam and Dead*









    *The auld fella popped his clogs last year.


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    marko91
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    Heavenly Eager Seaweed wrote: »
    Some people refer to their parents as "The Aul Pair" "Mam & Dad" "Ma & Da" "The Folks" and I'm sure there are many others....

    But I was in a shop the other day and a bloke in the queue behind me was on his phone..... I'd say he was in his mid to late 20's - and he was saying "I'm going to pick Mammy up on the way home" ...... who calls them Mammy & Daddy at that age???


    maby he was on the fone to his young child talking aout his girlfriend?im shure alot of people call their other halfs mummy when talking to their kids


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    Terry
    Registered Users Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    When referring to them to others, I call them mother and father.
    When they were alive, I called them Ma and Da.


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    norwegianwood
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    Sanjuro wrote: »
    Mam and Dead*









    *The auld fella popped his clogs last year.


    Tasteful.....:rolleyes:


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    az2wp0sye65487
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    liah wrote: »
    Mom or mum. I've lived in Ireland about seven months now and I've never actually heard anyone say "mam".. it just sounds so incredibly strange to me.

    I don't think I've ever heard anyone say "mom" in real life..... definitely not anyone Irish - except on Boards, but then I don't know their nationalities. I always assumed that "mom" had some American influence?... Anyone?


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    az2wp0sye65487
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    marko91 wrote: »
    maby he was on the fone to his young child talking aout his girlfriend?im shure alot of people call their other halfs mummy when talking to their kids

    Not that I was Ear-wigging or anything but judging by his conversation he wasn't talking to anyone's kids....


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    My name is URL
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    The auld Führer


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    havana
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    liah wrote: »
    Mom or mum. I've lived in Ireland about seven months now and I've never actually heard anyone say "mam".. it just sounds so incredibly strange to me.

    mam and dad - in my family thats considered posh - most say ma and da.

    Mom is just .... weird.

    Some of my friends do say mammy alright - though they are all from outside Dublin. No one I know in Dublin says Mammy!!!


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    seanybiker
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    star-pants wrote: »
    I'm 25 and I call my mother 'Mother' and my dad 'Dad'... and I don't think that'll ever change
    Yes it will. You will be 26 next birthday. I still call em mam and dad


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    Shacklebolt
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    Mam and Mick.


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    regob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,418 ✭✭✭regob


    mum and dad


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    XxXciaraxXx
    Registered Users Posts: 696 ✭✭✭XxXciaraxXx


    I call em mam and dad!

    My mam (48) still calls her mam 'mammy'!


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    regob
    Registered Users Posts: 1,418 ✭✭✭regob


    XxXciaraxXx wrote: »
    I call em mam and dad!

    My mam (48) still calls her mam 'mammy'!

    thats cool


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    DW7
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    I say Mam and Dad. I agree that mammy and daddy are mainly used by people outside Dublin. Ma and Da is a real city thing to say. I would also like to add that the only people that i know who say mum are posh people.


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    O.A.P
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    Mam and himself


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    #25
    regob
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    why would ya call your da himself


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    marko91
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    Heavenly Eager Seaweed wrote: »
    Not that I was Ear-wigging or anything but judging by his conversation he wasn't talking to anyone's kids....

    ah kk guess youd know it wasnt a kid by the conversation....im guessing he was really posh?


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    cozmik
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    DW7 wrote: »
    I would also like to add that the only people that i know who say mum are posh people.

    I'm not posh! How dare you old boy say such a thing.


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    Sanjuro
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    norwegianwood wrote: »
    Tasteful.....:rolleyes:

    Knowing my father, he'd have laughed at that.


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    #29
    JayeL
    Registered Users Posts: 385 ✭✭JayeL


    Mam and Dad, but my OH (from Kerry) calls her mother Mom. It's not an Americanism, quite normal in those parts.

    They also shorten Michael to Mike instead of Mick.


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    #30
    O.A.P
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    regob wrote: »
    why would ya call your da himself
    Dont know always have my brothers too


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    Pinky Pixie
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    It depends on what the moment calls for...

    If I am looking for hugs its "hug me mother".....If I'm pissed off it's "feck off mam"....If I'm talking about her it's "the mammy"...if I want something it's "Mammmmmmmmy"

    Its pretty much "Daddddddddddddddddddy" for everything ...love my pops :p


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