What do you call your folks?

ScumLord · 14-01-2010 03:33AM

JohnK wrote: »

Mum & Dad for me. For some reason I cant stand "Mam" or "Ma" - it just bugs me.

And the sad thing is your mother probably loves it.

Being called Mam that is.

monkeyfudge · 14-01-2010 03:36AM

I just call them by their names. Always have done.

I'm not big into titles.

plein de force · 14-01-2010 03:37AM

i call mine Mam and Dad

JohnK · 14-01-2010 03:44AM

ScumLord wrote: »

And the sad thing is your mother probably loves it.

Being called Mam that is.

Nope, she hates it as much as me - as do my sisters with their kids

M.T. Cranium · 14-01-2010 03:49AM

Jor-el and Lara.

ColaBeDamned · 14-01-2010 03:51AM

Mom and Dad

Dublin141 · 14-01-2010 04:01AM

Ma, mother if she doesn't answer and eventually I shout her real name to get her attention.

He's known as The Baldy Fat C*nt aka Waste of Space.

My own kids call me Ma, Mam, Mom, Mum, Mammy, Mommy, Mama, Moma and my real name. They won't just pick one and stick to it. :mad:

ttoppcat · 14-01-2010 04:03AM

Mam/Mum and Dad

My wee one calls me Mummy, have tried to get her to change to Mammy on numerous occasions to no avail

I notice in Galway LOADS of people use Mom (it bugs me a bit). Not sure if its a progression from the aul gaelige or an american thing (like calling trousers pants..but thats a story for another day :rolleyes:)

eg6_drift · 14-01-2010 04:30AM

TouchingVirus wrote: »

Ma/Mam and Da/Dad

Sometimes I address them by their actual names and sometimes when talking to others I'll call the the aul paid/aul fella/aul one.

about to word my post just like this. exact same in my gaf

house sorry

That_Guy · 14-01-2010 04:41AM

I call them my providers.

For example.

"Male provider, how was work today?"

or

"Female provider, what are you cooking for dinner?"

gypsygirl · 14-01-2010 04:42AM

For me, it was always Mum n Dad, Dads gone now, so its just Mum, but when we're talking about Dad, now its become "the old man" or "The oulfella", Night Dad, Love ya.

grenache · 14-01-2010 05:42AM

I call them by their names, Liam and Breeda. And have done for several years. I blame my oldest sister for it, she started doing it and i soon i followed suit.

TomTom · 14-01-2010 07:27AM

Ever since my kid was born I call my parents Nanna and Grandad as that what everyone is now calling them (brothers and sisters with kids). Save on confusion for the kids.

c - 13 · 14-01-2010 07:31AM

Mother - First Name (We used to work in the same place for a while so thats how that started)

Father - Da or his common nickname

monkeypants · 14-01-2010 10:21AM

Ma and Da. Always will. Could never call them by their first names, it'd just be too weird.

teddy_303 · 14-01-2010 10:48AM

The mother and the Father. What else?

Kiera · 14-01-2010 10:54AM

Mam and Dad. Or Mammy when i'm looking for something

BraziliaNZ · 14-01-2010 11:14AM

Jesus this Mammy/Daddy thing is cringe-worthy. Have you ever been on a bus/public place and you hear some culchie banging on to her friend or on the phone about Mammy this Daddy that? You're 30 years old ffs!!!

ya-ba-da-ba-doo · 14-01-2010 11:46AM

The previous phenotypes.

Kiera · 14-01-2010 12:07PM

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

Jesus this Mammy/Daddy thing is cringe-worthy. Have you ever been on a bus/public place and you hear some culchie banging on to her friend or on the phone about Mammy this Daddy that? You're 30 years old ffs!!!

I've noticed a lot of nordys do this.

WeeBushy · 14-01-2010 12:12PM

Mum and Dad. Their collective name is the renticles.

Their names are Barbara and Lonan, so if they're not paying attention to me, or I feel like winding them up, I call them Babs and Lonny (or sometimes The Cookie Monster or Lonster).

Would be weird if I always called them by their first names.