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It’s mum

(63 Posts)
Grannybags Wed 07-Feb-24 10:23:31

My MiL from Stourbridge was Mom.

Calendargirl Wed 07-Feb-24 10:22:19

I like Mum.

Have always hated ‘Mam’, and not keen on ‘Mom’.

Sounds American.

But each to his/her own.

Scribbles Wed 07-Feb-24 10:15:10

My mother's family came from the West Midlands and female parents were always Mom. My father's parents were one from Cumbria and one from Tyneside and, in his family, the word used was Mam.
My own child always used my name - my preference. I can't understand why the OP or anyone else should be concerned about what other people call their mothers!

eazybee Wed 07-Feb-24 09:11:15

I was born and bred in Wolverhampton, considerably before Meera Syal, and never ever used or wrote 'mom, or knew anyone who did. I winced when I saw it in her book.

Aldom Wed 07-Feb-24 09:00:59

It is whatever a person calls their mother. Not for you or me to decide.

NannyJan53 Wed 07-Feb-24 08:57:06

I am from the Black Country, and always say Mum, my brother on the other hand says Mom!

Harris27 Wed 07-Feb-24 08:56:20

Geordieland girl here it’s ‘ mam’ or nithing for me.

TinSoldier Wed 07-Feb-24 08:55:48

Fairislecable is correct.

It's chiefly used in America but also found in England used by people in or from the West Midlands.

Writer and actor, Meera Syal, who was born in Wolverhampton, uses it in her book Anita and Me her semi-autobiographical novel, based on her childhood in the mining village of Essington in Staffordshire.

kittylester Wed 07-Feb-24 08:54:34

My lovely son in law from the Black Country always says Mom.

Marriedalongtime Wed 07-Feb-24 08:53:00

Does it matter?

Fairislecable Wed 07-Feb-24 08:49:03

My Grandmother was born in 1895 and she and my mother always signed off cards with “love from Mom”.

Perhaps this is a regional thing from the midlands (UK).

keepcalmandcavachon Wed 07-Feb-24 08:45:07

I never respond to anything other than Mummy, Mama or Your Ladyship dahlingsgrin

nandad Wed 07-Feb-24 08:39:11

Keep seeing British posters using the word mom. Why? It’s mum or mother not mom. It causes confusion when the location of the poster is relevant if you are giving advice.