When Did "Mother" become "Mom"?
Sep 13, 2022 21:03:28 #
JimBon
Loc: N. IN
lamiaceae wrote:
I am not really sure when that happened, but it was gradual and a learned behavior often from the parent(s). Yes, Mom is more informal than Mother but it does not really bother me that much. What is nearly bazar is younger people addressing their own parents by the parent's first name. And I mean minor aged kids not just adult children. Today's world is nuts.
As you get older your pronoun changes, you are given Mr, Mrs, and Miss. Later when you have children, you are given the title of father, and mother. Dad and Mom are earned, I had 7 children, 1 was genectically mine, an auto accident ended that chain. The other children either address me by my 1st name or Dad, they always refer to me as "Dad", that is earning the title in my book.
Sep 13, 2022 22:04:59 #
AzYooper
Loc: Sun Lakes AZ (Almost Phoenix)
NJFrank wrote:
Too bad you were kidding about the GoFundMe page. I was ready to donate $100,00.00 to this very worthy cause.😂
How much is that $100,00.00?
Sep 14, 2022 01:53:27 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Thanks. But I don't want to take advantage, and I wouldn't know what to do with $100,000. 
For the most part, its monkey see-monkey do. As an example, my mother and her siblings calls their parents Papa & Mama as endearment. We, the grandchildren, cousin's and all end up addressing them the same.
But I've never seen or heard these extend to sweet endearments. Nobody calls other people's parents; butterfly, or peachy etc. in their face, don't they?
We also say "your dad", "his dad" etc. when referring to parents in third person. Unusually, we call our friends Moms as either Mrs+name or Mommy+name and their dads, only as Mr.+name
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Sep 14, 2022 14:39:29 #
Alafoto
Loc: Montgomery, AL
NJFrank wrote:
Too bad you were kidding about the GoFundMe page. I was ready to donate $100,00.00 to this very worthy cause.😂
Since JC doesn't want it, you can send it to me, if you wish.
Sep 14, 2022 16:40:59 #
Scruples wrote:
Don’t feel bad. br The other day my daughter’s bo... (show quote)
Just what is so disrespectful about “Lisa’s Dad,” unless your daughter is not Lisa?
Sep 15, 2022 05:41:36 #
Nigel7
Loc: Worcestershire. UK.
I was born in the late 40s and grew up in the 50s & 60s when it was expected that you used Mr, Mrs etc. for anyone of an older generation. For some inexplicable reason there was a belief that that showed respect. Where on earth did that assumption come from. You can disrespect a person but still use his/her title.
We are given Christian names for them to be used. My children's friends have always used mine and I am delighted that they did. They were also suitably respectful.
There are some things today which have taken a step backwards from when I was a child. This is not one of them.
I do not want to be remembered as a pensioner who is living in the past. Much in the world has changed for the better and we should all embrace it - perhaps with a few exceptions. I would hate to be seen as a dinosaur by the younger generations.
We are given Christian names for them to be used. My children's friends have always used mine and I am delighted that they did. They were also suitably respectful.
There are some things today which have taken a step backwards from when I was a child. This is not one of them.
I do not want to be remembered as a pensioner who is living in the past. Much in the world has changed for the better and we should all embrace it - perhaps with a few exceptions. I would hate to be seen as a dinosaur by the younger generations.
Sep 16, 2022 18:15:17 #
jerryc41 wrote:
When I was younger, we spoke about someone's mothe... (show quote)
(Yes, I am kidding about the GoFundMe page. Unfortunately, I had to actually say that I was kidding.)Could it be because babies couldn't say "mother" until they were four?
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