What do you call your parents?

[Tallysmom]

I called my parents Ma and Daddy. Daddy will always be Daddy.

My in-laws were Mom and Pop.

[Amelie90]

I’ve always called them Mom and Dad.

[Sockeye66]

I wonder if regional locations make a difference?

I grew up in the Puget Sound area of WA State. Mom was always mom, ma, or mother. Dad was always dad or father. Stopped the mommy thing very early and don't recall if I ever used the term "daddy".

Truthfully, it kind of creeps me out when I hear mature kids or adults refer to their parents as "mommy" or "daddy".

[Northern Maine Land Man]

I came form a big family. I had a lot of cousins. We all referred to our parents as Mom and Dad all our lives.

[HokieFan]

Mom and dad. Although it's not unusual in my region for adult children to refer to dad as daddy.

[germaine2626]

The four of us were in our 40s and 50s when our last parent died. Sis and I called them "Mama and Daddy", big brother said "Mops and Pops" and little brother said "Mom and Dad". We are now in our 60s and 70s and still use those terms when talking about our parents.

[wherewhatwho]

Mom and Dad for me. My husband is the same.

[Ginge McFantaPants]

I'm definitely the odd one out here: I've called them, at their behest, by their first names for as long as I can remember. I've always thought it was strange.

[ndcairngorm]

Originally Posted by Ginge McFantaPants

I'm definitely the odd one out here: I've called them, at their behest, by their first names for as long as I can remember. I've always thought it was strange.

My cousin is like that. She called her parents by their first names. I think it's often a factor of what the parents teach the child. If all you hear as a child is "Jane" for your mother, obviously that's what you're going to end up calling her.

I knew a young boy who spoke of himself as "him" all during his childhood. "No, he doesn't like tomatoes," instead of saying, "No, I don't like tomatoes." His parents had never taught him to refer to himself as "I." Or maybe they just never talked TO him when he was young, just talked ABOUT him.

[crd08]

Mom and Dad since I was probably a teen