My daughter called her grandmother "mom" and the grandmother did not correct child.?

Yes…IMO your MIL should have corrected her…but she didn’t. I think I would let it slide BUT..next time she does it. I would say…hey silly thats Grandma not Mom! (so MlL hears(: Then maybe casually mention to MIL it made your heart drop when she called someone else mom. I can’t believe how much it bothers me.(she is a mother and will understand, no mother wants there child to call another women Mom) That is a non confrontational way to handle it….If you call her out on it…it could turn ugly..which isn’t something you want since you have never had an issue before.

Does your Daughter call you Mom…or Mommy? She may hear you and or your husband call your MIL Mom…so she does. Again…yes your MIL should have corrected her! She didn’t….that woudl bother me also.

I think I would have to ask my child why she called grandma, MOM. Just because it would make me very upset..and bug the heck out of me at the same time. Most all 3 year olds say Mommy. So I would guess she hears your hubby and or you(if you cal her mom) so she made an oopsy. But…Mil should have said something, that would have pissed me off also, and…it isn’t something that you will forget. so best thing to do is fix it…by being sneeky so you don’t blow up and ruin your relationship with Mil.

I can understand that you would feel put out by it because you know you are mum, not anyone else. But kids minds tick over in funny ways and in all honesty your daughter would not realize that what she is saying is wrong or could hurt your feelings.

When a child is around other males and females that they have a love for or a close bond with they will often mistakenly call them mum or dad.

Both of my children have done this. It is up to you whether you want to rectify it or not. I would let it slide because the child will feel like they are in trouble for something they don’t understand. If you don’t make a deal of it then they won’t play on it.

is her grandmother your mom? Is there something happening that would make the grandmother experience as in the journey that your daughter would desire to stay together with her and not you? your daughter is YOUR daughter do no longer ignore. have you ever tried sitting down and speeking together with her (daughter)? What does she think of of all of this. i’d desire to admit, the certainty her grandmothers new husband is attempting to talk on your daughter is a splash unusual…. possibly you all ought to sit down and talk what is going on. it relatively is a splash puzzling to me. How ought to grandmother get finished custody of your daughter if she is a grown lady, already married?

Kids that age do that, my kids have all called me by their teachers names several times and I’m sure they’ve called them ‘mom’ as well. Your taking her slip too personally and blaming your MIL for your insecurity. Do you apologize when you don’t say the right name to someone? I’ve called my children by their siblings names (regardless of gender) and even the dogs names. Stop making everything about you.

Let it slide, my nephew, also three calls me mom sometimes, and it is even more confusing when it’s grandma! Maybe your MIL has other grand children and they call her mom, momo or other things, so she doesn’t think anything of it. Look, you don’t have to be jelous, you know you are her mother, and she knows that too! She’s your daughter, and she loves you alot, that’s all that matters.

my 3 year old son has called my father in law dad and my mother in law mom when hes excited and telling a story or running around. no big deal.

She’s your daughter, you should be the one correcting her.. Don’t feel embarrassed to do, by not correcting her straight away will be confusing your daughter even more. also you should let your mother in law understand how you feel. I’m sure she will understand 1%. let her know that if it happens when your not there that she is to also correct your daughter.

my grand daughter called me papa at that age instead of grand father or grand pa because she couldn’t pronounce grand. to separate me from her father she called him dad or daddy. what does your daughter call you? you may find that she indeed knows the difference between you and her grand mother but has the same problem pronouncing grand. by the way my grand daughter is 10 now and still calls me papa.

You’re blaming your mother in law for what your daughter said? Why?

If my 2 year old neice called me ‘daddy’ I wouldn’t make a deal of it and wouldn’t expect to be blamed for it!

all my nieces (3 and 5 y/o) call my sister (their mother) mommy and they call my mother (their grandma) mama. Same for my bro in law and my father.

They just use it as another name. It doesnt bother us