Whatever You Do, Don't Call Me 'Mama'
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Whatever You Do, Don't Call Me 'Mama'

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Illustration: Jianan Liu/HuffPost; Photo: Darren Robb/Getty Images I have the kind of name people forget or mistake, partially because it’s common for people my age. I do not feel offended by my own children calling me “Mama” because that’s who I am to them. She responded, “Hugs, Mama, that’s really hard.” I found it deeply condescending. When people call me “Mama,” what they’re inadvertently doing is taking away my identity — one that often feels buried under years of motherhood. I know they’re not actually calling back my previous career as a milk cow when they call me “Mama.” They’re trying to be sweet, conversational and comforting.

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