[busterleroy]

My son came home at 2, my daughter was 15 months. They both called their foster mother Mama or Mami. She called my son by his middle name - which is not even close to Joey. She called my daughter by her middle name ' Sofie" even though I asked her to call her Katie.

Both kids are just fine, extremely well adjusted and happy. They know their names and know that I am their mother. When they see pictures of their foster mom, who I call Mama Ana, they call her Mama Ana.

My son visited Guatemala with me after having been home a year or so. He called the foster mom Mama Ana, I was Mommy and when he was tired, hungry or fell down, he came crying for Mommy - me. Didn't seek her out once. He was pleasant and happy with her, but I was Mommy.

I know it is hard to hear your child call someone else mommy. Hang in there.