My Mom and Vee are the only people I've ever known who used those two particular names for their parents. When I was growing up we called my parents "Mommy and Daddy" and then later "Mom and Dad." I think it may be a generational thing, but I could be wrong of course. :) Lorraine In a message dated 3/8/2005 1:25:58 AM Pacific Standard Time, Aug67@cox.net writes: >> "Mother and Daddy" --------------------------------- Vee, That is what I called my parents. Is it unusual? Leslie

Leslie said, > That is what I called my parents. > Is it unusual? And then Lorraine said, > My Mom and Vee are the only people I've ever known who used those two > particular names for their parents. When I was growing up we called my > parents > "Mommy and Daddy" and then later "Mom and Dad." You girls' comments pleases me a great deal. I always thought I was in the vast minority in using such a formal name for my mother. No doubt in my very early years I called her "Mommy," but when I was in my school years I'm certain I called her "Mother." I'm certain that for the most part my parents and their parents always referred to their mother as "Mother." Now regarding Daddy, frankly almost all of my life I called him that until the day he died in 1958. But I must admit that on some occasions I MAY have referred to my mother as Mom and my father as Dad. But ever since they've been long gone they're still Mother and Daddy in my memory. vee