What ever happened to Mummy

I've always been one for using first names.  Even as a child I remember finding it odd if I had to call a friend's parent Mrs something-or-other.  It seemed so impersonal, like I don't know them or care to.  When we were in England himself and I really noticed this cultural difference as it is the norm there to only address people by their title and surname until formally introduced and being given permission to use their given name.  Feels just plain wrong to me!

When I was teaching I was the odd one out in the school, for various reasons, the main one being that I allowed the kids to use my first name.  Many of my colleagues argued that it was a respect issue and that it was like the final frontier had been won if you got all friendly and were on a  first name basis with your class.  Ultimately though my belief that the use of my first or surname made no difference in the respect my class held for me or I held for them and so they called me by my given name.

With Mother's day knocking on the door I thought it was a good time to write about the new name calling in our house.  In the past our oldest as called me by my first name, especially after friends were over, as part of the natural trial of language.  It's never bothered me as I know that she knows I'm Mummy too.  However lately this has all changed as I'm being driven mad by the constant first name calling.  Somehow a repetitive 'Mummy' didn't phase me, a repetitive "Yossarian" does!!  Maybe it's a case of feeling like I'm being nagged at by my mum or maybe that Yossarian said 600 times a day ends up sounding hard and cold where as Mummy brings thoughts of soft and cuddly things, reminding I have little ones. 

We have now got to the point where I'm lucky if I get a "Mummy" once a day and that is usually in the middle of the night.  When I don't respond fast enough I get my full 3 names called out!!  Himself finds it hilarious, probably because he is still "Daddy", and keeps telling me it will stop soon.  I just want to know when, when will I be 'Mummy' again?