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Poll: What do you call your parents?

GIve it to us straight. Be honest.

APOLOGIES FOR WASHING our linen in public but please help us sort out a little domestic at TheJournal.ie this morning. Apparently calling your mother ‘Ma’ is not the done thing. Or is it?

What do you call your parent/parents? Tick whichever of the below is closest – or if none match, tell us in the comments.


Poll Results:

Mam and Dad (6236)
Mum and Dad (3136)
Mammy and Daddy (1743)
Mom and Dad (1602)
Something else (1209)
By their Christian names (1031)

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