I know a lot of words in English, Japanese, and even ASL. But I get them mixed up sometimes. And once I get confused it is hard to correct my mistakes.
I know “Mommy” and “Daddy” but recently can only say “Daddy”, but I use it to refer to both Daddy and Mommy. It can very confusing. There are times in the middle of the night I call out for “Dada” who quickly responds. Only when I say “Dada” I sometimes mean Mommy. So when Daddy shows up I shy away, shake my head and hand and repeat, “Dada”, while pointing at Mommy. As if to say “the other Daddy.” I think Daddy is a bit disappointed that I mistakenly called for him. I’d better learn the proper way to call Mommy and Daddy individually.