On being just mom…

  • Posted by Amy
  • April 22, 2007

Asphalt photo shootSophia, who is only a year and a half (going on 13), has taken to calling me mom now when she wants my attention. No biggie, right? That’s who I am. But, c’mon, she’s still just a baby! I was banking on her calling me mommy — or at least mama — for a few more years. And all of a sudden this weekend she busted out the full-on cantankerous “maaaahhh-aaahhhm!” Two full syllables of teenaged attitude. Oh sure, I still get a mommy when she needs hugs. But come snack time or video-changing time it’s mom, thankyouverymuch. (Which I suppose is still better than the fact that she had taken to calling me Amy last week for about a day after hearing daddy refer to me by my real name. Luckily that didn’t catch on!)

Can anyone tell me how to slow down this whole growing up process?

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Lisa Neumann
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April 22, 2007 at 3:41 pm

I only wish I knew! I thought Emily started calling me Mom really early too. Just as bad is how she used to call me “honey” but now I’m just “hon”. I get some interesting reactions when people overhear that one. I do draw the line at her calling me Lisa. Oh brother!

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Shayne
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April 23, 2007 at 7:02 am

We have a law in our house. A “NO GROWING” law. Unfortunately, I have had to put Chloe on Restriction because she doesn’t obey the law. When will she ever learn!?

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becca
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April 23, 2007 at 8:11 pm

awww…. well just think, she’ll eventually revert back to her “mommy” days. though i called my mom “mother” in high school, now that i’m away from home, its mommy or mama all the way!

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Amy
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April 23, 2007 at 8:26 pm

Lisa - totally laughing about “hon”!! That is seriously the cutest thing ever!

Shayne - I guess if they have to grow up and get big, at least they’re doing it together, right? ;)

Becca - Chris actually joked that he was going to teach her to call me mother, and I about cried! I told him it was all I could handle just to be called mom already. But thanks for letting me know that “mommy” comes back eventually!