https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 03:48:29 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-it-about-being-a-parent-that-makes-you-talk-in-the-third-person#post-1708018 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 16:51:44 +0000 Zbug 1708018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: interesting!! Thanks. </p> <p>Good to know I'm not the only one talking like a crazy person. She's been saying "mamamama" when she's upset/crying lately. Maybe I should just count it as her first word and move on :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-it-about-being-a-parent-that-makes-you-talk-in-the-third-person#post-1707641 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 14:19:02 +0000 edelweiss 1707641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yeah, i do this a lot. i try to catch myself but i'm not very good at that part. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-it-about-being-a-parent-that-makes-you-talk-in-the-third-person#post-1707633 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 14:16:09 +0000 bunnylove08 1707633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did it so she can learn to call me mommy. totally worked</p> <p>But i still talk in the third person LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-it-about-being-a-parent-that-makes-you-talk-in-the-third-person#post-1707624 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 14:06:16 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1707624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>haha I definitely refer to myself as mama and DH as daddy - I think ensure he calls us mama and daddy and not our first names, or "babe" as he has done before after I called DH "babe" lol.</p> <p>I've never done the "we" thing though! unless I'm actually referring to something WE are doing - like going somewhere together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-it-about-being-a-parent-that-makes-you-talk-in-the-third-person#post-1707622 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 14:05:23 +0000 Cherrybee 1707622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hahaha! Yes, mama does this!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-it-about-being-a-parent-that-makes-you-talk-in-the-third-person#post-1707621 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 14:03:20 +0000 delight 1707621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: hahahahahaahah I totally try to sneak in a "mama" everywhere when I'm talking to her too! </p> <p>I always say "mama this", "mama that" so she learns to call me mama. I think it's a totally natural way to talk around babies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-it-about-being-a-parent-that-makes-you-talk-in-the-third-person#post-1707595 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:51:30 +0000 jedeve 1707595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: that was my theory...something about it being an innate part of parentese anyway. Maybe it's to help them identify people easier?</p> <p>I don't know about the "we" part, though. I find myself saying ridiculous things. "We have to wipe our bum!" Wtf? It's definitely his bum, not a collective one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-it-about-being-a-parent-that-makes-you-talk-in-the-third-person#post-1707510 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:23:49 +0000 Alivoo01 1707510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: LMFAO!!!!!!! hahahahahahaha. You sure???? :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-it-about-being-a-parent-that-makes-you-talk-in-the-third-person#post-1707509 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:23:30 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1707509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't seem to find the specific part about word order, but here's one related synthesis: <a href="http://courses.education.illinois.edu/edpsy313/projects/2001_spring/parentese.html" rel="nofollow">http://courses.education.illinois.edu/edpsy313/projects/2001_spring/parentese.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-it-about-being-a-parent-that-makes-you-talk-in-the-third-person#post-1707499 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:20:33 +0000 lawbee11 1707499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LOL because I don't want my LO to think my name is "I." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-it-about-being-a-parent-that-makes-you-talk-in-the-third-person#post-1707497 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:20:22 +0000 kjpugs 1707497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Zbug: @Alivoo01: LOL maybe this is why mama was LO's first word?!?! Maybe I did it without even realizing hahaha!</p> <p>@Mae: HHAHAHA! Yeah, Definitely DO NOT need my diaper changed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-it-about-being-a-parent-that-makes-you-talk-in-the-third-person#post-1707493 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:19:41 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1707493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will try to find it, but apparently it's hard-wired because it functions as a language acquisition aid for infants. If I remember right, it places emphasis on certain parts of speech. I think it's cross cultural. So you are really not just being silly. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-it-about-being-a-parent-that-makes-you-talk-in-the-third-person#post-1707477 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:13:17 +0000 Mae 1707477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kjpugs: lol I do that too and I don't know why. "do we need our diaper changed?" ummmmmmmmm i really do not... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-it-about-being-a-parent-that-makes-you-talk-in-the-third-person#post-1707374 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:31:32 +0000 Alivoo01 1707374@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally LOL-ed at your comment <i>"...I'm subconsciously trying to insure that "mama" will be her first word." </i> because honestly, this is the sole reason I do it. Everytime he babbles something bababa or dadadada I end it with "mama...." HAHAHAHA! I know I'm crazy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-it-about-being-a-parent-that-makes-you-talk-in-the-third-person#post-1707360 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:27:15 +0000 pui 1707360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is something I'm going to try to avoid doing, but it's hard not to do for some weird reason lol! I already catch myself talking that way when I am speaking to LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-it-about-being-a-parent-that-makes-you-talk-in-the-third-person#post-1707358 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:26:22 +0000 snowjewelz 1707358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I already do that with my dog lol! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-it-about-being-a-parent-that-makes-you-talk-in-the-third-person#post-1707254 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 11:53:04 +0000 fancyfunction 1707254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ha - I do the same thing! I think I mostly do it so she associates the word "mama' with me, and that's an easier concept for her to grasp than "I". Like if I said, "I'm going to get your lunch ready" vs. "mama's going to get your lunch ready." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-it-about-being-a-parent-that-makes-you-talk-in-the-third-person#post-1707242 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 11:50:17 +0000 kjpugs 1707242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>HAHA! I was just noticing this week how I posted a pic of E and said that "we had to take a bath." Um, WE do not. (Although I could always use a shower.) SHE had to take a bath because SHE got paint all over her! "We're feeling a little tired." "We didn't take a good nap this afternoon" "We're getting a tooth right now." IT KILLLLS ME but then... I find myself doing it. AGH! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-it-about-being-a-parent-that-makes-you-talk-in-the-third-person#post-1707224 Wed, 18 Jun 2014 11:43:56 +0000 Zbug 1707224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All day I say things like "mama is hungry," "mama loves you so much" and "mama really would like you to nap." I didn't talk like this before having a baby. Anyone else do this? Maybe I'm subconsciously trying to insure that "mama" will be her first word. </p>