Guest guest Posted October 11, 2001 Report Share Posted October 11, 2001 Ruth - bad luck missing DH last night; made me wonder though, what DH calls me (I think it's " It's me " !!) - I don't actually think he addresses me by name!! He doesn't call me darling which is perhaps because that's what I call the children and I feel weird when I call him that! What do other peoples husbands call them? (the printeable versions only, please, this is a family list...) Caro (am going to be listening out, now) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2001 Report Share Posted October 11, 2001 I get called 'mi wife' - both verbally and in email (don't think I've had a letter since we were married!) duh! Birthday and christmas cards! um, I think they go un-addressed or get a MW. Vicki Portman http://www.plushpants.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2001 Report Share Posted October 11, 2001 What do other peoples husbands call them? (the printeable > versions only, please, this is a family list...) Pog. My Dad only ever calls my Mum " Love " . I think this is because he's forgotten her name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2001 Report Share Posted October 11, 2001 > My Dad only ever calls my Mum " Love " . I think this is because he's > forgotten her name! my poor grandad was never called by his real name (Len) - my Grandma always called him either 'Dad' or 'Grandad' in company. DH refuses to let me print what he calls me - but it has something to do with being short and round! At the moment I am 'Bumps' due to the current very round tum! Caroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2001 Report Share Posted October 11, 2001 Sometimes darling but most frequently RB or Bear. He on the other hand is either Ratty, Bear, or when I'm cross and TT by my father 'cos it irritates the hell out of him Caroline Jersey > I get called 'mi wife' - both verbally and in email (don't think I've had a > letter since we were married!) duh! Birthday and christmas cards! um, I > think they go un-addressed or get a MW. > > > Vicki Portman > http://www.plushpants.co.uk Germain Jersey British Channel Islands 49º11'N 02º07'W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2001 Report Share Posted October 11, 2001 > What do other peoples husbands call them? (the printeable > versions only, please, this is a family list...) dw and I call each other a mixture of pet names (love, my love, darling sweetie etc etc) and occaisionally jim and deb (respectively). Neither of us ever call one another by full names. We also use short term rhyming slang type nicknames usually based on some recent event or activity (eg I am known as helmutt (as in bicycle helm*e*t)). I always called my parents by their first names, which they claim wasn't anything they planned, so I guess they must have used these fairly regularly in front of us kids. I remember getting into *big* trouble with a primary teacher for putting *liz* into a mothers day card instead of *mummy*. Dw's parents called one another mum and Dad when dw was small but now seem to call one another by first names in company. jim/james/jamie/sweetie/dad(?)/***** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2001 Report Share Posted October 11, 2001 " Caro Heyworth wrote: > > What do other peoples husbands call them? (the printeable > > versions only, please, this is a family list...) > >>>>>>>>>> I always call DH and he usually remembers I am Trisha! I always call my mum mum! but I never know what to call Dh's mum (after 15 years of marriage) and either don't call her anything or call her . DH always calls my mum Betty (she asked him to). DS1 calls me mum or mummy depending on whether he wants something or not. DS2 always calls me Mum. My friends daughter always calls me Mummy-Trisha which always draws some attention to us as she is Asian and I am blonde and white! Trisha SAHM to 3 boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2001 Report Share Posted October 11, 2001 Nick doesn't use a pet name for me he call's me by my name.. very occasionally he will call me sweetheart or my sweet.. but I think that is more because I use it to him quite a lot.. Lonnie Phoebe & Eloisa's mama & expecting a Christmas delivery... My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what you start. So far today, I have finished 2 bags of chips and a Chocolate cake. I feel better already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2001 Report Share Posted October 11, 2001 I call DH '' very rarely 'Steve' although lots of his friends and his parents call him Steve. I only use Steve if I'm cross!! Apart from that I rely on the standby of 'Honey' - which I call almost everyone as I am hopeless at names and find that Honey offends less than getting the name totally wrong. DH calls me , (he called my Vicky once but has never repeated that mistake!), Toria, Mrs. B (don't ask me I have no idea why), and 'Doreen'. http://www.foxstitch.co.uk/ bin man wrote: > > > What do other peoples husbands call them? (the printeable > > versions only, please, this is a family list...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2001 Report Share Posted October 11, 2001 > but I never know what to call Dh's mum (after 15 > years of marriage) and either don't call her anything or call her > . DH always calls my mum Betty (she asked him to). I call my MIL Josiane, but only because I have heard my BIL's wife call her that, she has never given me any indication of what to call ehr. Oh, and I had to use the same source to know if I should call her 'vous' or 'tu' which is vital information in French. I had called her 'vous' up to that point and was glad to know it was the right one. My mom asked is to call her Mom or Alice, or both, whatever. I think when I'm a MIL, I will ask to be called 'Your Highness' Oh, and the original topic: we call each other 'baby' pretty frequently, I also call him honey and sweetie. We sometimes call each other Daddy and Mama, but not often and only for Calvin's benefit or when joking about something to do with him. We only use our real names if we're trying to get each other's attention in the park or wherever. Phyllis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2001 Report Share Posted October 11, 2001 Phyllis wrote: > I call my MIL Josiane, but only because I have heard my BIL's wife > call her that, she has never given me any indication of what to call > ehr. Oh, and I had to use the same source to know if I should call her > 'vous' or 'tu' which is vital information in French. >>>>>>>> Is 'vous' the right way to address your MIL then? I thought that it would have been 'tu' but then again my French is cr*p unless it involves food or hotels! Trisha SAHM to 3 boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2001 Report Share Posted October 11, 2001 > Is 'vous' the right way to address your MIL then? > > I thought that it would have been 'tu' but then again my French is > cr*p unless it involves food or hotels! It depends on the MIL. Mine is 'vous', and she calls me 'tu', but I know people who use 'tu' with their MIL. The odd thing is that some of MIL's friends want me to call them 'tu' so it's a bit odd, but boils down to personal choice. Essentially, for us *étrangers* speaking French, you call everyone older than you, everyone who is an adult, and anyone that you don't know well 'vous' until they ask you to change. Better safe than sorry. (So it would always be 'vous' in a restaurant or hotel ) Phyllis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2001 Report Share Posted October 11, 2001 but I never know what to call Dh's mum (after 15 > years of marriage) and either don't call her anything or call her > . DH always calls my mum Betty (she asked him to). It's easy in our family as DH's mum is known by all family members as 'Moose' (her real name is Olive) - our asian relatives (my BIL is Kenyan Asian) think it really is her name - she always gets cards addressed to Mrs Moose Pearce from them. DH calls her 'Finest Moose of the Realm' when he's being nice to her! Strange family i married into! Incidentally i spent saturday night with BIL's family having a meal at the Bombay Brasserie - they are so incredibly glamorous! I felt a right frump in comparison! Caroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2001 Report Share Posted October 11, 2001 > our asian >relatives (my BIL is Kenyan Asian) think it really is her name - Does he have a lovely voice? I met a man in a pub many years ago who was similar background and his voice was the most beautiful thing I have ever listened too. -- Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2001 Report Share Posted October 11, 2001 My DH has always called me " Darling " or " Ruth " in public, but we usually call each other " Gorgeous " in private! Occasionally he calls me " Gorgeous-ness-skis " if he wants me to do something - like go and get the coffee at 9pm! We have always made up words for affectionate names, including our much missed Spaniel " Peru " (PEter/RUth), who more often than not got called " Scooby Dooby Dooooooo!! " and was referred to as " Woofty-Poofty " , she was totally mad but lovely LOL! Our son is known as " Treasure Island " or just " Treasure " , and our Rabbit (Bunny) and Guinea-Pig (Bengo) are known as " The Boys " collectively. I hadn't thought about it before, but we don't use ANY real names much in this house! DH phoned me at 2.30 this afternoon, 5.30 his time. He was worried about *ME* because we hadn't been in when he phoned yesterday. We will both be grey by the time he gets home! DS has had a really good week so far, the bullying has stopped, the Learning Support has kicked in at school and he's blossoming into the boy we had last term - confident, happy, smiling, and begging to be allowed to stay at school for even longer! (8.40am start, 6pm finish after Prep, Tea and Stay & Play in the " Den " ). He's gone up a stage in reading books, and knows all his spellings and the 7X table ready for his test tomorrow. He even got an Academic Credit at his Drum Lesson today! What a difference a few weeks can make.... Much happier at the moment - thanks for all your thoughts, they're working! Love Ruth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2001 Report Share Posted October 11, 2001 I've really enjoyed these posts, been sitting here grinning and laughing...some of the names are so lovely and affectionate without being oversweet My grandmother used to refer to her husband as YF ( " Your Father " ) much of the time and it stuck, everyone called him YF in the end, except when they were calling him 'Bulgy'. ahem... I suppose if your husband's first name is Hickman it's pretty inevitable that another name would be used. I think HWL was another name (initials) Caro > I like this proper names for parents - (jim etc) - a very good friend has always called her parents and Liza and has a good working relationship with them now ( " respect " !!!) - and I like it when the children call us by name - now DS has started calling me Caro this week (thinks it gets more reaction from the computer) I am going to encourage it....otherwise am 'Ma' from DD which I like... My mother didn't like Grannie so now has got stuck with Berber (gold teeth) or Budget (fridge) and father is his initials which I only started as a joke as I thought the initials would irritate him, again has stuck...(what a nice daughter) and that's what DH calls them too (well, everyone, now including some of their friends call her Budget!!) Caro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2001 Report Share Posted October 11, 2001 > " Caro Heyworth wrote: > What do other peoples husbands call them? (the printeable versions only, > please, this is a family list...) Gethyn calls me: darling, Gwenni and Sweet Cheeks, he reserves for when he's serious about something. He also calls me many other things that come to his mind at the time (can't think of any of them at the moment). Gethyn calls Mari: ' Minelli Mendosa Cream Cheese' (as one name!) and is working on a long name for 'Dear Dear Mrs Nia'. we call 'Aly' and he used to be 'Pookie Snackenburger' or 'Bod'. My father calls my mother 'Queen of Sheeba' and he calls me 'Jelly Baby'. Jenni Jenni & Gethyn Mami & Dadi to: 17yrs - 6lbs - Hospital Birth Mari 3yrs - 9lb 10oz - Home Birth Nia 13/09/01 - 10lb 8oz - Home Water Birth " If you don't know your options - you don't have any " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2001 Report Share Posted October 12, 2001 >> our asian >> relatives (my BIL is Kenyan Asian) think it really is her name - > > Does he have a lovely voice? > > I met a man in a pub many years ago who was similar background and his > voice was the most beautiful thing I have ever listened too. Yes - his accent is nice. He came over from Kenya in the seventies as a student (where he met SIL) so his english is very good. He spends loads of time in America (he was the one stuck in NYC for a week) so he has a slight US twinge as well. caroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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