I have to admit, this hurt my feelings
Let me start with the fact that Alyssa has yet to call me MOM. No mama, ma, mom or mommy!
The other day I went to get her out of her crib and Alyssa is saying "HI DIDA". She couldn't be saying "Hi, Linda", could she?!?
Alyssa does use the "D" sound for a lot of words. Obviously there is dad or daddy. Then she uses ditty (for kitty) and didi (for baby). Gary and I always say MOM or MAMA or MOMMY around her. She has to hear that way more than she would hear me being called Linda. It sucks and it kind of hurts my feelings.
It doesn't help that everyone else thinks it is funny and now eggs Alyssa on. Well, that isn't going to teach her any better, and my MIL made the comment that she couldn't believe Alyssa wasn't saying mama yet. How is that supposed to make me feel?
Part of me thinks that maybe she is so darn smart that she knows that I want so badly for her to say mama that she decided she would piss me off and say Linda first. If this is any indication to how it is going to be in the future, I am in BIG trouble!!!!