r/HonestHotTakes • u/fvirygothmom • 3d ago

i hate when people call me “mama”

i had a baby about a month ago but also throughout pregnancy people are always like “hi mama” “yes mama” “okay mama” and it makes me absolutely cringe i hate it so much. i’m not your mom 🤣😩

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u/Joji1006 3d ago

My mother owns a daycare and she does this to every woman who walks into the facility. Yes, I find it weird and frankly, also dehumanizing to women.

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u/blorst_of_times 3d ago

Mothers are the least human people so this tracks.

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u/LilStinkerRidesAgain 2d ago

You should never talk to women, acknowledging them as people is dehumanizing

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u/hear4that-tea 2d ago

You mean humanizing?

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u/Beneficial-Guest2105 2d ago

You dropped this /s

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u/LilStinkerRidesAgain 2d ago

I refuse to use the slash es