Just now seeing this, Sigs. I don't always get notifications when I'm tagged for some reason. In 30 years of teaching, I have been called Mom many times, and usually it's when the student is coming up to me to personally ask me a question or tell me something. First thing out of their mouths..."Mom, can I....?" and I always say, "Yes, son, (or daughter)." When I first started teaching in 1987, one boy called me Grandma--I was only 24, so we got a big laugh out of that.
I have two students who have accidentally called me Mom. One high school young man came into the classroom coming straight to me and said, "Mom..." The other students sort of chuckled and he said, "Well, I ask Ms. questions like I want my Mom to give me answers. " Awwwww...
danie Hola! Have your students ever called you mom?
Another mistake that happens much more often, is they kids will call me another teacher's name..."Mrs. White,...may I...?" and don't even realize it until I say, "Yes, Ralph, you may." They look at me, puzzled, and I say, "Oh, I thought we were calling each other the wrong names today."