Because mom is and will always just be mom
Mother is the word for god on the lips and hearts of little children. ~ William Makepeace Thackeray
“mama” is a cross-cultural word for mother. It’s the easiest word for a baby to pronounce.
Probably the other way round when you think about it… Mums/mamas were named this way because it’s the first articulate thing babies say all over the world
“M” is the most common consonant sound across the world’s languages precisely because of how easy it is to pronounce and recognize. All major languages have it or some kind of close enough equivalent
Because, “mom” can never be replaced.
but their “old lady” is their wife?
No married man calls his wife old, not if he ever wants to have sex again with her.
That, and leaving the toilet seat up.
Edit: And apparently once again I’ve tapped into an unexpected conflict point in our society. 😋
Because subconsciously they want to fuck their mom of course.
Because subconsciously they want to fuck their mom of course.
That’s a very Oedipus Rex statement.
