Your Thoughts - Kansas City,KS

Kids call their parents so many different things. A little boy I'm familiar with calls his mom and dad "Mommy" and "Big Mommy". It could be worse...
If he wants to call you by your name, let him. I'd be willing to bet that it's a phase. Maybe he just wants to feel grown up and on the same level.
Be so thrilled that your little boy is so smart and thoughtful! You must be proud. Relish these moments. And if dad doesn't live with you, then don't worry about it. He can make his own rules. I'm going through the same thing! It's tough, but worry about you and Jaydin. Sounds as though he loves you and respects you an awful lot. You must be doing something right!!!

My three year old occasionally calls us by our first names and thinks it's absolutely hilarious. I do think it is a respect issue. I was taught to always call my parents mom and dad. Even now, I only use my mom's first name when she is distracted and I'm trying to get her attention. After all these years of raising children, she tends to tone out the mom word. We have earned the right to be called mommy, and I love it. It is so special, and he needs to know that you are a special person that will always be there for him, therefore deserving a special name.

I'm sorry, I had to laugh a little because he sounds alot like my son. Smarter than their own good. :D My son has asked me similar question, I just told him that I like for him to call me mom, and asked what he would like for me to call him. He said his name.

I believe that if a mom doesn't care, then it's not disrespectful. However, I care a lot. I taught all my kids that it is disrespectful.

Suzi