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I have no idea.
Shiz, totally felt like LO thought MY mom was HER mom while she was here.

I agree with @Andrea, they listen to your voices for months before they even meet you!

I always wonder if she knows that my mom is her grandma.

@mrbee: HAHA. You didn't talk to Bee's belly while the kids were in there?

@chopsuey119: My husband didn't. But he talks to me a lot so LO got to hear him often.

I've always wondered this, too, especially now that I have a slightly confused cousin. He's an only child, and as he was learning to talk and distinguish his relatives, he followed what he heard. This led to him thinking that the four boy cousins closest in age to him, who are all brothers, were his own brothers because he always heard them calling each other that. He still thinks this at age 4. There are only four girl cousins in my family, and we're all his "sisters". He also calls all the aunts Mom because he hears the other cousins calling them Mom. Somehow the uncles are all Uncle, except one who he switches between calling Dad and Uncle. We always joke that the people at his school must think his family is polygamist because he has one dad, five moms, four brothers and four sisters.

In spite of this, you can tell that he's always known who his actual mom and dad are, even though he calls other relatives the same thing.

I think a lot of it may be how humans instinctually act towards our own children. Even if a childcare provider is very devoted and loving, the way a parent feels and acts towards their child without even thinking about it must be communicated.

@joyjoy: My nephew calls his uncle Uncle Daddy, haha! Now THAT'S a confused family!

I think they just know instinctively? I dunno. I kinda wondered that myself too!

@daniellemybelle: HAHAHA! Uncle daddy! That's too cute!