What do you call your parents.

[Sean of the Thread]

Besides fuckers.

Just a run down since I hear so many variations amongst friends etc.


I've always called my father Pops. My stepmother Ma. My mother either Mother or Mom.

I've always called my grandfather Gramps and my grandmother Grams. My maternal grandmother I call Junie. Her first name is June and I was always closest to her.


My girls call me Pops as well.. must be from hearing me call my father that.


Lol ironically as I was posting this my oldest daughter just came up to me and asked me if I would call her Kels more often rather than Kelsey. What timing. Also it's her tough shit because I call her Red more than anything.



So ...I'm curious to hear all the variations out there.

[Warriorbird]

Mom, Dad.

[Miss Ismurii]

Father and Mum.

[diethx]

Mom, Barry (my step dad), and I don't talk to my father. When I talk about him though it's usually douchebag, fatass or shitface. My mom's mom is grandma or grammy.

[daisey]

Mom and Dad..my kids call them Nanny and Dabar

[TheEschaton]

Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, and Mamma (for my maternal grandmother).

-TheE-

[Allereli]

I think it's because my parents split when I was six that mommy and daddy have stuck

step-parents have always been called by their first names

[Hips]

Mum and dad.

[Crazy Bard]

I'm usually just like .."ayo" and they know I'm talking to them.

[Gan]

Mom

Dad

[Warriorbird]

I'm boring. Grandpa, Grandma, and Grandpa.

Grandpa's second wife gets called by her first name. She'll never be Grandma to me.

[Sean of the Thread]

Even tho I really dislike my stepmother I still call her Ma. Every time I slip and call her Glynda I sorta feel disrespectful.

I call my pops by his first name just to fuck with him some times.. he's easy to get riled up. Williard. heheh. He get's even more pissed when I call him by his middle name Francis.

Don't know why I give him shit but it's fun. Lord knows he gave me my share of shit growing up teasing me.

[fallenSaint]

Usually "Hey Lady" for the Mother person and that other thing is just referred to as the biological sperm donor....

[Ashmoon]

I call my parents when I need money of course!

And when I do it's Mom and Dad. My kids, nieces and nephews call them Samma and Humpa. The closest my oldest could come to 'grandma' and 'grandpa' when she was learning to talk. She's 15 and the whole family still uses these names. And these days I wonder whytf I ever taught her to talk in the first place.

[diethx]

Even tho I really dislike my stepmother I still call her Ma. Every time I slip and call her Glynda I sorta feel disrespectful.

Hmm, I don't quite get that. Did she become your stepmother when you were really young? If so then I can understand maybe you growing up calling her ma. My stepdad became that when I was like 16 though, so he'll always be Barry to me. Although when I refer to him and my mom together, I call them my parents, not my mom and stepdad.

[Sean of the Thread]

My wife calls her grandmother Nonny sp? or Non and so do my kids. I just call her by her name Daisy which she seems to enjoy.. I don't think anyone calls her that anymore.

My kids call my wifes mother Nanna or Nan.


I just find all these common variations odd. Interesting thread.

[Sean of the Thread]

Hmm, I don't quite get that. Did she become your stepmother when you were really young? If so then I can understand maybe you growing up calling her ma. My stepdad became that when I was like 16 though, so he'll always be Barry to me. Although when I refer to him and my mom together, I call them my parents, not my mom and stepdad.

Yeah it was when I was young...4th grade or so. I always called her Glynda (and I dislike the bitch trust me) but my dad encouraged me to try otherwise and Ma stuck. I have no emotional attachment to calling her Ma so it worked out fine.

I still like to call my mother... Mother and rarely mom. I prefer to call her by her first name as well. Ruthie. Even tho I quit speaking to the woman almost two years ago now.

[Snapp]

Mom & Dad here. I didn't know my grandparents, so didn't call them anything.

[mgoddess]

My mom is Mom

My biological father is Tom (first name basis)... or asshat, fucker, douchebag, etc. etc. The bitch he married after divorcing my mom goes by Virgi (short for Virginia, though I just came up with another nickname for her: Vagina).

I usually call my husband's parents Mom and Dad too... don't like calling 'em in-laws 'cause they're all cool and stuff. In-laws tend to be sucky and crappy and stuff, when my husbands parents rock.

My various grandparents are usually called "Grandma" or "Grandpa" with appropriate last names attached... if it's a "single" Grandparent, they'll have their first name (not last name). So, I've got my Grandma & Grandpa Johnson, and my Grandma Rosie (who, incidentally, is also (one of) my Grandma Johnson(s)...).

I've got a very fucked up family tree. One day I'm going to have to draw it out... maybe if I ever have kids.

[diethx]

I met my dad's mother once. I called her creepy makeup face. She was one of those old women who wear a serious mask of makeup that ends at the jawline. I was like 9 or 10 and she freaked me out pretty badly.

[Brattt8525]

Mum and Dad
Mums parents Memaw and Poppa
Dad's parents Nanna and Gramps

[Augie]

I call my parents Mom and Dad. My in-laws I call by their first names.

All of my biological grandparents have passed, but I used to call them Grandma B (mom's mom), Grandma Angie (dad's mom), Grandma Josie (my dad's step-mom), Papa Nick (dad's dad), and Papa Jack (mom's dad).

My hubby's maternal grandma I call Granny and his paternal grandma I call by her first name (since that's how he addresses her).

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On a side note, I keep thinking about now that we're going to have a baby of our own, how we will want our daughter to address our parents. I suppose we can ask our parents and get their feel of it...it just doesn't come into your mind til ya start realizing you're going to influence how someone else addresses another person for the rest of their life.

[CrystalTears]

Uh.. this is going to be weird.

My mother is mom.
My father is pappi.
My grandfather is daddy.
My grandmother is abuela.

My father really hated that I called my grandfather daddy, but I got along better with him. Once my parents divorced and I saw less and less of him, my grandfather became more like my daddy anyway. Not sure if it was ever awkward for my mom to hear me and her call the same man daddy, and he considered me his daughter at times as well. We're a strange family. :)

[Stanley Burrell]

My grandmother is abuela.

I call my grandma "abuelita bonita" because she is a hot piece of ass.

[Drew2]

I use Mom or Mama. And when I talk to him (I haven't in a few years), Dad.

My paternal grandparents are Mama Laya and Papa Joe. I'm like the 9th grandchild down the line (out of like 35) so I just called them what the others did before me.

My maternal grandmother, before she died, was Nanna. Her husband was just Grandpa. We don't talk to him anymore so he's nothing. He was a bad man.

My maternal grandfather is Grandpa Jerry.

[Keller]

Maternal Grandparents are Big Daddy (he was 6'11") and Big Momma (she was married to Big Daddy).

Paternal Grandparents were always Grandpa and Grandma.

Mom is mom. Dad is dad.

My nieces call my mom Da and my dad Poppi.

[Nilandia]

I call my mother mom, or mother if I'm teasing or really pissed. I call my father dad.

My maternal grandparents were grandma and grandpa, and my paternal grandparents were grandma and granddaddy. If you were referring to one of my grandmothers, you'd add the last name to make sure people knew who you were talking about.

No step-parents, no parents I'm not on speaking terms with... You guys make me look so normal. Stop it!

Gretchen

[Asha]

Mum and Dad
I had no idea anyone outside of UK said Mum.

[Mighty Nikkisaurus]

Dad is dad, Step-mom is Mom.
Biological mother's parents are called by their first names because I dislike them.
Mom's parents (mom and step-dad) are Grandma and Dave.
Dad's mother is Grams or Grammy.

Interestingly, half of my family calls me by my nickname that I identify as being my "main name", while the other half calls me my full first name as it appears on the birth certificate.

[Kitty]

Mom - Mama
Dad - Daddy

Mother's Parents - Grandma and Papa
Great grandmother - Granny
Other great grandmother - Maw

Dad's mom - Grandma Farmer (when talking about her - even though her last name isn't Farmer anymore, Grandma when talking to her)
Her husband - Ray K (they've only been married for about 3 years)

Dad's dad - JD
His wife - Ella

[Back]

I call my mother Mom, Ma, or Mother depending on what I’m saying. I reserve Mother for sarchasm.

I call my father, Dad or Pop.

My grandparents on my mom’s side were Grandpa and grandma. My grandparents on my dad’s side are Grandad and grandma.

I have no idea why.

[Tisket]

Mom and Dad. During one argument with my mom I made the mistake of calling her by her first name in a very nasty, disrespectful, teenage-ish tone of voice. My reward was grounding for a month.

[Misun]

Mom or Mother. Dad. I didn't have grandparents so nothing there.

[Jorddyn]

Mom = Mom. Momma if I miss her too much, Mother if she's being annoying.
Dad = Dad. Padre if he's being exceptionally ornery.

[BigWorm]

Yeah it was when I was young...4th grade or so. I always called her Glynda (and I dislike the bitch trust me) but my dad encouraged me to try otherwise and Ma stuck. I have no emotional attachment to calling her Ma so it worked out fine.

I still like to call my mother... Mother and rarely mom. I prefer to call her by her first name as well. Ruthie. Even tho I quit speaking to the woman almost two years ago now.

I usually call my parents Mom and Dad, but my relationship with my mother isn't all that awesome and I call her Mother when I lose my patience. I kind of always felt like Mother is a descriptive term but Mom is more of a term of endearment that I don't always feel like using.

[Furrowfoot]

Hmm, I don't quite get that. Did she become your stepmother when you were really young? If so then I can understand maybe you growing up calling her ma. My stepdad became that when I was like 16 though, so he'll always be Barry to me. Although when I refer to him and my mom together, I call them my parents, not my mom and stepdad.

I'm the same way... I'm actually closer to my stepdad than I am to my dad (though we're still on good terms), but he's still Bill to me. On holidays and such he'll get a "dad" card, because he's as good as to me. Stepmom gets name treatment too, and actually gets a stepmom card. It's not that we don't get along, it's just that I grew up in the mom/stepdad household so that transition is a lot easier.

[longshot]

Holy shit!! Out come the daddy issues...

Paternal grandmother is "grandma." Last named added when speaking to a third party.
Maternal grandmother is "Nan."

Dad is "Dad."
Step-father is first name...
His new wife, whom I call step-mother to a third party, is first name...

Everyone else is dead.

[Asha]

Same with the grandma - nan thing

[radamanthys]

Momma and Poppa.
Grandma and Grampa on paternal side, but they're both croaked.
Nana's gone too, but Pop pop (Pops today) is alive and kickin.

[Dwarven Empath]

My stepdad became that when I was like 16 though, so he'll always be Barry to me. Although when I refer to him and my mom together, I call them my parents, not my mom and stepdad.


I introduce her as my "mom"and him as my "mom's husband".
I don't consider him my stepdad or dad, since he never adopted me, and well I hated his guts. And yes I call him by his first name.

He's just the dude my mom married after she left my dad.

It's that simple.

Medi...

[Daniel]

Mom= Mom

Dad = Motherfucker you better get the fuck out of my face before I break your god damned jaw again

Grandmother on Moms side = Grandma (White)
Grandmother on Dads side = Granny (Black)
Grandfather on Moms side = Grandpa
Grandfather on Dads side = Unknown.

[Drew]

Dad = Dad. Padre if he's being exceptionally ornery.



Wow I read this totally wrong the first time!

[Asha]

I saw horney but kept it quiet. I'm more prone to double entendres than methais.
Although to be fair Methais' idea of a subtle entendre is telling Ismurii he's going to jizz on her tiny tits.

[Drew]

Although to be fair Methais' idea of a subtle entendre is telling Ismurii he's going to jizz on her tiny tits.

Hahahaha, truth.

[Ilvane]

Mom=Mama
Dad(who has passed) was Papa

Grandmother(mom's side)--Grandma
Great Grandmother(mom's side) Meme(Said, Meymey, it's French)
Grandfather(mom's side): Grampa
Great Grandfather(mom's side) Nonno

Dad's side was same as most, just Grandma and Grandpa.
Great Grandma was Nana.

[AnticorRifling]

Mom and Dad
Gran and Pap

[TheEschaton]

I thought having a relatively nuclear family was normal, but apparently not. Now I feel like the odd one out with 'rents who've been married almost 30 years and still get along.

Oh, and if I ever called either of my parents by their first name before the age of 25, they would have slapped me. I'm older than that now and I still don't do it. Hell, I don't even call adults of their age by their first name, I call them "Mr" or "Mrs" or "Miss".

-TheE-

[Martaigne]

Mom, Dad, Gram and Pap for my family, or what's left of them (only my parents and one grandmother).

I call my wife's parents Mami and Papi, and her maternal grandmother Abuelita. Her paternal grandparents are Grandma and Tommy. Tommy is Papi's stepfather.

[RichardCranium]

Mama and Pop. All of my grandparents have passed. Mother-in-law is Mom. Grandmother-in-law is mawmaw.

[Sean]

Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa

[Trouble]

I call my mother Mom. My father I don't really talk to, but when I do, I call him Dad. I only have one remaining grandparent and I call her Grandma. I don't really talk to her either (last saw her like 7 years ago along with Dad). Incidentally, I'll be seeing them both next weekend.

I'm one of those cases where (with the exception of my mom) people outside of my nuclear family are closer to me than my real family. I consider my childhood friend to be my brother, even though I have an actual half-brother (whom I don't talk to). My mom's roommate from college is like a second mom to me. My great aunt is more of a grandmother to me than my real grandmother, etc. My Mom's ex-boyfriend from 1983 is more of a father to me than my dad. The closest 'friend' I had in my family was my cousin, but I stopped talking to her about 7 years ago too.

Oh, and when I talk to my mom about the family, I refer to them using their relationship, like "so how is your sister doing?" instead of "how is Aunt Mary Ellen?"

Of course, it just is another example of how I'm so fucked in the head.

[Miss Ismurii]

I saw horney but kept it quiet. I'm more prone to double entendres than methais.
Although to be fair Methais' idea of a subtle entendre is telling Ismurii he's going to jizz on her tiny tits.

ugh.

[Tisket]

ugh.

Such is the cost of being so damn attractive.

[crazymage]

Mum, Ma.

[Clove]

Such is the cost of being so damn attractive.But she didn't tell us what she called her parents? "Sis"?

[Latrinsorm]

Sir or Mr. Hofmann, Mom. I never lose patience and didn't speak until I could do it right, so I have no other terms.

Grandpa and Grandma (usually pronounced Gramma) on my father's side, Grandpa Kenny and Babcia on my mother's side. I guess he was referred to as Grandpa Kenny because he married into the family much later after my blood grandfather died - he died before any of his grandchildren were born, so there's no term for him there. My paternal grandfather has since died as well, but he still has dibs on Grandpa.

[Tisket]

You call your father "Mr. Hofmann"? Sounds so loving and warm.

[Latrinsorm]

We engaged in Parent-Offspring Bonding Period for at least 5 and no more than 10 minutes every day, tyvm.

[Tisket]

lol for some reason I want to hug you now. Dammit.

[diethx]

Grandmother-in-law is mawmaw.

That's gotta be a southern thing. My fiance's nieces call his parents mawmaw and pawpaw. I'd never heard them used until I moved here though.

[serra7965]

Mother= Momma
Father= Daddy (at 40-something I still call him daddy)
My son calls them Granny and Pops

My maternal grandparents were Granny and Gramps
My paternal grandparents were Ma-maw and Pa-paw

[Latrinsorm]

lol for some reason I want to hug you now. Dammit.:D :heart:

Of course I should note that my parents were very normal, loving, and supportive. I call my dad "dad". :yes:

[Pure Redemption]

Mum and Pops.

[Malvadere]

Well all my friends and I are in our first year after graduating with our four year degrees and we all live back with our parents for now. We call them our roomates. Our roomates all have pictures of us when we were kids too, it's really weird. Other than that Mom and Dad. He calls himself Dud though.