Yes. That is what my daughter said yesterday.
My daughter is 2 yrs, 6 months and a few days above that old. She just got back from my home country where she got the opportunity to move on to the next step of using her language skills. When she had gone she had already got her 1-word and 2-word replies going and after only a month or so she has started speaking sentences. It is simply amazing to see her have conversations now and I know that soon they will turn into intellectual ones as well.
As I am already weary of her growing up too quickly, it is still a difficult thing to absorb but on the good side of things, I am really enjoying our philosophical conversations.
Yesterday, we turned up another philosphical question which made it to the Blog Title Hall of Fame on UTP. We were having a normal conversation and the words mother and father sprung up. I asked her, “What is the name of your mother?”
Now the little one knew who her Mama was but her Mother…she had to think for a while…
Being the diplomat that she is, she had to make the questioner happy. That is her basic strategy that if you don’t know the answer, ensure that you make the person who asked it feel satisfied with whatever you reply. So there it came…
“Baba…”
So there it is…Baba is the Mother of the little one….and that is why my friends…daughters are the cutest…especially when they have just started making sense out of their sentences…
24 Responses to Mother’s Name … Baba?
SAWJ
July 26th, 2008 at 1:39 PM
LOL! What did your wife say?
Hina
July 26th, 2008 at 3:19 PM
Uber cuteness, mashaAllah!
Soon she’ll have her own blog, inshaAllah.. ^_^
Fariha Akhtar
July 26th, 2008 at 4:34 PM
Ha ha…MashAllah
Now bhabi should ask her “What is your abu’s name?”
Sidhusaaheb
July 26th, 2008 at 9:27 PM
Perhaps the poor child failed to comprehend the question…
Amir
July 26th, 2008 at 9:29 PM
Awww…how sweet
My youngest, who around the same age, doesn’t know our names either 
But he only says “Mommy” or “Daddy” in response.
Asma
July 27th, 2008 at 12:50 AM
OMG, you can go to this limit too O_o
Now mayG should take a quick action to rectify the naive mistake
Lujee
July 27th, 2008 at 3:32 AM
aww! how kyoot.. rabena yebareklak feeha inshaallah.
GH
July 27th, 2008 at 12:43 PM
Good, You can rush to NADRA,s ofice for name change. It#s free these days! cheers.
utp
July 27th, 2008 at 7:29 PM
@sawj – obviously when we finished laughing …she asked what is your father’s name? The reply…Mahnoor!!! Obviously the poor child was fully confused as to why we were amused heheh…
dont worry we corrected her the next day…
@fariha – hehe…abu, baba she gets….its the father/mother word that is new…and had no face…to it…
@sidhusaaheb – u r smart sidhusaheb…
@amir – well knowing names is not really the trend in our culture…I mean…its like western culture where parents also are called by their names…and since when the child is young you would rather tell him/her what he/she should call you…than the tough actual name…baba, mama are the first words taught…
@asma – done…but after we enjoyed the fun…of it…
@lujee – aameen…aameen…thanks..
@gh – yeah that would be the day…when my daughter’s passport would say…father’s name…BABA…
Lubz
July 27th, 2008 at 9:08 PM
Awww..thats so cute
Ordinary Girl
July 27th, 2008 at 11:44 PM
That is so sweet!
May Allah grant her health, happiness and a long life! 
And she’s just as diplomatic as my little cousin. I showed him 2 pics today, one of my fiance and one of my best friend’s husband. I know I like my fiance very much but I am not THAT blind
I also knew the little diplomat well, so I knew what’s the right answer and what will be HIS answer. 
Sure enough when I asked him which of the Dhula’s was better-looking, he gave me that innocent wide-eyed look and pointed at my fiance’s pic, saying, “he is sooooo handsome!” Although, all of his OLDER cousins had already told me their honest and blunt opinions, but hey, I appreciate honesty in a kid and not mind if my fiance is not Brad Pitt! 
Ali Raza Shaikh
July 27th, 2008 at 11:46 PM
Umar Bhai! aap nay apni daughter ko abhi say apni taraf kar liya hai
. Soon she will say Mr. Baba and Mrs. Baba 
Dinky Mind
July 28th, 2008 at 9:57 AM
Lol…Such a cutie baby you’ve got. MashAllah.
My cousin, Talal, when we asked him, “What’s your baba’s name?”
He replied, “Mohammad Baba Siddiqi”
“What is your mother’s name?”
“Mohammad Ammi Siddiqi”
Lol… For him, everybody was Mohammad and Siddiqi
utp
July 28th, 2008 at 8:32 PM
@lubz – kids can be that…every day…
@ordinary girl – I guess we are all born diplomats…some nurture the art and become politicians…and others…pay less heed and become…US!!! heheh…
@dinky mind – hehe…that is funny….but its a been there done that situation….cos her own FULL name has been Mahnoor…Baba…Pirzada….ALREADY in the past!!! she has moved on from that…now…
unaiza nasim
July 29th, 2008 at 1:38 AM
LOL so mama is now baba..
wats her babas name?
utp
July 29th, 2008 at 7:27 PM
@ali – sorry dude but as you say yourself…Akismet loves u…
its amazing how many names you can call the same mother and father…as you go around the world…the relation is the name but it comes with so many names…
@unaiza – its all in place now…father is baba and mother is mama…all clear…but it was fun while it lasted…
Ali Raza Shaikh
July 30th, 2008 at 4:12 PM
Yeah! Akismet loves me for the past many months
http://alirazashaikh.blogspot.com/2008/02/akismet-is-loving-me-these-days.html
and wordpress bloggers always complain that i don’t comment on their post
Waisay, kisi nay sahi kahan hai “Naam mein kia rekha hai”
mandira
August 6th, 2008 at 8:04 PM
i left u a comment today morning..wonder why it dint register!arrrgh!!anyway, i basically said i thot ur daughter was adorable!!i began browsing through ur blog and decided to begin with posts in the “being baba”category ..i cudnt have asked for a better start…:)
mandira
utp
August 6th, 2008 at 8:25 PM
@ali raza – well I am sure you must have some bad history with akismet…some past secrets to share?
@mandira – its good to see people read old posts as well…thanks for coming…and hope to see you as a regular here…
Extiinct
August 11th, 2008 at 1:54 PM
I’ve had the pleasure of meeting her. And she’s even more adorable in real life Masha’Allah!
utp
August 11th, 2008 at 8:13 PM
@extiinct – you have been missing from the blogosphere….welcome back…
Sana
August 28th, 2008 at 9:00 PM
SOO CUTEEE! in fact one of the most cutest things I have heard so far ! Mashallahh
rabail
October 7th, 2009 at 8:53 AM
its indeed a pleasure reading ur blog! =)
shanzae abbasi
June 10th, 2010 at 8:33 PM
awww….so cute!=]