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NapoleonInRags

Is anyone else peed off that you can't get Mothers Day Cards in Ireland that refer to 'Mammy' or 'Mam' or 'Ma'? They are all dedicated to 'Mum' or 'Mummy'.

I presume this is an English thing - I don't know of anyone who calls their Mother 'Mum' in Ireland.

Irish cards for Irish Mammies I say!

Jesus Wept

Make one, would be nicer.

phasers

I've seen tons of "Mam" cards

Turtyturd

NapoleonInRags wrote: »

Is anyone else peed off that you can't get Mothers Day Cards in Ireland that refer to 'Mammy' or 'Mam' or 'Ma'? They are all dedicated to 'Mum' or 'Mummy'.

Is this the first year you have noticed?

Jesus Wept

phasers wrote: »

I've seen tons of "Mam" cards

how m any kids do ya have?

4zn76tysfajdxp

The-Rigger wrote: »

how m any kids do ya have?

Tons.

Jesus Wept

show of hands?

Ollchailin

Totally agree, I prefer to give my mother a card with nothing on the outside (just a generic blank "flowery picture" on the outside type card) on Mother's Day than a "Mum" or "Mummy" card. It's really hard to get Mam or Mammy ones.

I can't stand "Mum" for some reason, just doesn't sound right to me- I don't really mind other people using it, but my mother has never been a Mum and if I have children there's no way I'd be a Mum either. It's Mam or Mammy- or around Cork/Kerry I like the way they say Mom, it's not the American Mom, it's the way they say it with the influence from Irish.

Anyway, I'm off to visit Wonderwoman, sorry I mean my Mam!

perri winkles

This 'mammy' thing is funny, I don't know anyone who calls theirs that.

Its 'Mom' !

Hagar

No idea what to buy her so I promised me oul lad a few pints to give her "a good time". Bate that Hallmark.

phasers

The-Rigger wrote: »

how m any kids do ya have?

God only knows, I don't even hang around for breakfast let alone kids :cool:

Damien1989

WindSock wrote: »

Great. Do you work for Centra? Do you know there are 1,000,000,000 threads on this already today? Is your mother a big ride?

I searched and didn't find anything about this subject and this joined thread wasn't here when i posted. Do you really have to be a dick about it?!

OutlawPete

Well, what ya's all get .. spill :cool:

Hank_Jones

perri winkles wrote: »

This 'mammy' thing is funny, I don't know anyone who calls theirs that.

Its 'Mom' !

It might be 'Mom' in the U.S.

But here in Ireland, it's Ma, Mam, or Mammy.

Bloody yanks..

Edit: Just thinking about this.
I went to see an Irish made film recently, it was called ''Eamon''.
The story centred around a family consisting of two parents and a young child (bout 7 or 8 I think).
He kept on calling his mother ''mom'' and it did my feckin head in, as I've only ever heard that term used within an American enviroment.

Abi

The-Rigger wrote: »

how m any kids do ya have?

I imagined a hiccup after that 'm' :pac:

OutlawPete wrote: »

Well, what ya's all get .. spill :cool:

Ohh gawt.. what you got your mom makes me feel like shoite actually. You actually thought about it

Lindor and a card

Hank_Jones wrote: »

It might be 'Mom' in the U.S.

But here in Ireland, it's Ma, Mam, or Mammy.

Bloody yanks..

Mom isn't just for yanks, I say it! =P


(and also say mum)

phasers

Ordered me ma flowers, chocolate and a balloon off the internet last week, I'm kinda pissed off though cos they're fcuking tiny

Taking her to lunch next week as well

Hank_Jones

Abitar wrote: »

Mom (and mum) isn't just for yanks, I say it! =P

Mom is generally cited as a term that has become popular due to American television.

With mum being it's British equivalent.

Abi

Hank_Jones wrote: »

Mom is generally cited as a term that has become popular due to American television.With mum being it's British equivalent.

Anything but maaaaa, mam, mammy tbh.

Fago!

IT'S MOTHERS DAY???????

Happy Oul wan's day smelly!

perri winkles

Hank_Jones wrote: »

It might be 'Mom' in the U.S.

But here in Ireland, it's Ma, Mam, or Mammy.

Bloody yanks..

Edit: Just thinking about this.
I went to see an Irish made film recently, it was called ''Eamon''.
The story centred around a family consisting of two parents and a young child (bout 7 or 8 I think).
He kept on calling his mother ''mom'' and it did my feckin head in, as I've only ever heard that term used within an American enviroment.

I'm Irish born and bred! Have never lived abroad. I honestly don't know anyone that calls their mum that. Well nobody of my age group anyway! (20s)

Maybe it's an oldie thing?? :pac:

Or the area you come from? Please don't hurt me for that one !

Kasabian

Happy Mothers Day Ma , Thanks for keeping me out of jail all these years.

Happy Mothers Day Mum of my daughter , you may be hard work ( nightmare ) to deal with but your a great Ma to the little one.

Chicken Run

OutlawPete wrote: »

Well, what ya's all get .. spill :cool:

Got a lovely card that little 'un made at school (with a tea bag sellotaped inside it so I could "have a sit-down and a cup of tea")

...and a bottle of wine. WIN.

That_Guy

I love my mammy.

That is all.

dotsman

Hank_Jones wrote: »

Mom is generally cited as a term that has become popular due to American television.

With mum being it's British equivalent.

It's Mom/Mum, always has been, always will be. Dubs and wannabe dubs are the only people in the world to say mam/ma. You really need to get out more and see the world...

lucy2010

Mines mammy & my kids call me mammy.. I only get called Maaaaaaaaaa when they need toilet roll or they are starving... all the other times its Mammy..... Ive always called mine Mammy but I do feel like a big tool when Im screaming mammy across the road to get her attention & every other " mom" turns around...Now they're the wannabe " Mammys"....:D

stovelid

WindSock wrote: »

Flowers. they won't make her feel like a fatty fatty bum bum.

Flowers don't taste nice, but.

Dudess

Got her an apron, oven gloves and a tea-towel - she was in tears. I know it was generous of me, but jeez, didn't think she'd be crying with joy...

NapoleonInRags wrote: »

I don't know of anyone who calls their Mother 'Mum' in Ireland.

I find that very hard to believe.

I call her "Mum" but often refer to her as "my mam" when talking to others about her. Probably stems from me calling her "Mam" when I was small. After that, I obviously became west Brit-ised... :pac:

rizzee

My mate texted me by accident this morning wishing me a Happy Mothers Day. Fortunately, she stayed over last night so I could pass the message on for him!

TequilaMockingBird

OutlawPete wrote: »

Well, what ya's all get .. spill :cool:

Homemade card, lovely plant and a box of After Eights. Interesting conversation at 7am when she wanted me to eat the After Eights (ewww.. I hate chocolate..).

Then I cleaned, and shopped and made dinner (a martyr, me? ) for her and my Mum. I made a chicken pie and she cut out a "M" and a "G" (for Mum and Gran) out of the pastry and put them on top - and then apparently had made me dinner..! :P

Best thing? She jumped on the rubbish in the wheelie bin for me without moaning. Priceless!

TequilaMockingBird

Dudess wrote: »

Got her an apron, oven gloves and a tea-towel - she was in tears. I know it was generous of me, but jeez, didn't think she'd be crying with joy...

I would have throttled you with the apron tbh.

Dudess

Got her a set of pottery mugs.

The apron thing was a joke...

>_>

<_<

4zn76tysfajdxp

Dudess wrote: »

Got her a set of pottery mugs.

The apron thing was a joke...

>_>

<_<

One of my brothers got my Mom an iron for Christmas once. Then he took it with him when he went back to college, like, two weeks later. Another brother got her a wheelbarrow for her birthday. My family sucks at giving presents.

TequilaMockingBird

Mckenna Unimportant Coupon wrote: »

One of my brothers got my Mom an iron for Christmas once. Then he took it with him when he went back to college, like, two weeks later. Another brother got her a wheelbarrow for her birthday. My family sucks at giving presents.

I can remember my dad giving me money when I was a child to get a birthday present for my mother (he was in the pub and probably trying to avoid "grief").

I bought her a two bar electric heater. :eek:

I remember thinking I had done great - and I can still picture the disappointment on her face.

efb

Mam big bouquet of flowers,
Nan small pot plant gift basket

Bonito

Abitar wrote: »

I imagined a hiccup after that 'm' :pac:


Ohh gawt.. what you got your mom makes me feel like shoite actually. You actually thought about it

Lindor and a card



Mom isn't just for yanks, I say it! =P


(and also say mum)

Yeah, well, I got my mammy 3 bottes of blossom hill white :cool:

epgc3fyqirnbsx

For my aul one it doesn't matter if its xmas, birthday or mothers day
Just get her some Nicholas Moss pottery

I cant see the attraction, they're all the same and a bit crappy but there's a corner of the kitchen devoted to him so it makes decision time a little easier anyway

Lynfo

My 9 month old said 'Mama' for the first time today. Impeccable timing on her part.

Bonito

Lynfo wrote: »

My 9 month old said 'Mama' for the first time today. Impeccable timing on her part.

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:o:):cool::P:pac:

TequilaMockingBird

Lynfo wrote: »

My 9 month old said 'Mama' for the first time today. Impeccable timing on her part.

Awww! Give it 2 weeks though and it will be "MAMA :mad: Where tf are you????"

McChubbin

Just got my Mammy a small little card a kitchz little pink flower set in a ceramic pot shaped like a watering can. She was well chuffed, especially as she's currently getting into gardening on a massive level.

AnonoBoy

Mother's Day?



Ah for f*ck's sake. Why am I only seeing this thread now?

Mahatma coat

Muchos Gratias AH

Even tho I was a day late readin this thread (nearly 2 days if you work out the timezones) and therefore a day late ringin Mammy I was the only one who did Made her feel reall happy thismornin, So thatws a win.

but durin the course of our conversation it turnsa out that one of my Brothers is Gettin married to a Kreacher me the Sis & Mammy refer to as the 'Poison Dwarf' I was really hopin it was a phase he was goin through, but hey, serves him right when she breaks his heart and takes his house.