mama ",

The fight can't be reconciled and David grows even more distant from his father ; he runs home to " mama ", that is, to Janice Terhune, who has been defacto mother to him and her own kids over the years.

He would add in " sweet mama ", " slowly dyin '", " now just a minute ", " sweet darlin '", and he would stutter the words " baby " and " mama ".

Slang variants such as " yo mama ", " yo momma ", " yer ma ", " ya mum ", " your mum " or " your mom " are sometimes used, depending on the local dialect.