On Mon, 7 May 2018 13:35:48 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>"Bruce" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Mon, 07 May 2018 09:39:20 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>>It's a personal family thing, Cindy and Bruce.
>>
>> I know.
>>
>>>> Generally I don't like it when men call their wife Mama or Mother
>>>
>>>Long term families with kids often use those terms. Just like a
>>>nickname. All the kids call their parents Mom&Dad or Mamma/pappa
>>>or mother/father. Parents often will adopt those names for each
>>>other since all the kids refer to them that way. No worries.
>>
>> I know. I didn't fall of the turnip truck just yesterday
>>
>>>No need for any others to be annoyed by it.
>>
>> You don't have to be.
>
>
>I never wanted to be called, mama, mother, or anything like that by my
>*husband*, but my parents did and his parents did. I also hate "my old
>lady." My name is Cheri.

What about "the missus"? Or is that Australian? Not that it's a big
deal. Everybody should do what they want. I just reserve the right to
cringe a bit.