Have you ever called another person Mum by mistake?

January 16, 2010 9:00am CST
I have done it a few times when I really wasnt concentrating at School I think it was a few teachers, yeah you look really silly dont you, how about you have you called anyone else Mum or Dad and they wernt lol?
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@ElsaElsa (323)
• United States
16 Jan 10
This is going to sound dumb but I actually called my husband dad once and only once. I can't seem to forget that I did that. It was because he was talking to me the same way dad does and I forgot who was talking to me. Silly isn't it.
16 Jan 10
Not at all its just from an association that you built up, does he ever tease you for it?
@ElsaElsa (323)
• United States
17 Jan 10
I think he has forgotten about it but I can't seem to. You may be right I just did it out of past experiences and associations.
@smileonstar (4007)
• United States
16 Jan 10
Never... but if I call some other name, Yes. what did they say when you call them like that?
16 Jan 10
They just looked at me for a while I suppose as if yo understand without using words lol
@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
17 Jan 10
Yes, I've done this frequently when I was stressed out and looking for my mom or stepmother as a child or teenager. Now that I"m a an adult, I still sometimes mistake them, but I haven't actually thought anyone was mother who was not in a long time.
@techgurl (451)
• Greece
16 Jan 10
Its been a long time but it has happened to me several times. I called my teacher in primary school mum, but I don't think she noticed, or she was just nice enough to pretend so I wouldn't feel awkward. But since then I haven't called anyone mum or dad by mistake.
@akssah (118)
• India
16 Jan 10
Never. I have not done this.
@flavyx (22)
• Romania
16 Jan 10
I have done it just 1 time, when i was with my mum shopping,at 9 or 10 years.I was in the market and there where lot's of people.I didn't see where my mum was,she actually was behind me,but i saw a woman with the same jacket my mum had,and the same color.I grabbed his hand and told her "let's go" and after that i saw that it was not my mum
@thebestmom (1104)
• Philippines
16 Jan 10
my youngest son always calls his teachers mama and sometimes calls me teacher by mistake we are studying our lessons. that was when he was grade 2. he is grade 3 now and still does that sometimes.
• Trinidad And Tobago
16 Jan 10
I have done that many times. Don't worry about looking like a fool when you call someone else Mom or Dad. I've done so to my teachers and other. It's a natural thing; you probably see in these people the same qualities and characteristics that your parents possess. For instance, even though your teachers are not your parents, they are still the ones who are responsible for you during school hours, they care, they still form and shape you, they sometimes discipline you. They act like parents. However, you have to be careful because calling another person mom or dad can, depending on the relationship between you and your real parents, show admiration or disrespect.