Daddy > Dad - Page 2

DanaC · 12-05-2015, 09:50 AM

For my mum it's Mum, or Ma - occasionally Mam*.

* not to be confused with Ma'am which is what people call the queen, or other shortened forms of madame - it's more like the Irish mam/mammy and is quite common in a lot of the North of England

classicman · 12-05-2015, 11:20 AM

I'm dad mostly nowadays as my kids are 27, 25, 23 GASP! Sometimes my oldest son uses my first name when referring to me in the third person. That weirds me out - a lot.
I'm ALWAYS Daddy when my daughter wants something ....
and I melt every time.

Griff · 12-05-2015, 12:03 PM

As you should.

lumberjim · 12-05-2015, 01:13 PM

My kids got to name all of the grandparents because they were the first in the generation. My dad is Pop, her dad is Don. My mom is Nanna, hers is Ganny. Ganny is remarried to Geeky. Nanna to Pappy Dave or just Dave.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-05-2015, 01:22 PM

A friend and her daughter's mother-in-law, settled who would be Nana and who would be grandma, six months before the first grandchild was born.

glatt · 12-05-2015, 01:43 PM

I can't even remember when I stopped being Daddy. It was nice, but I prefer Dad. I like it that they are their own people now.

DanaC · 12-05-2015, 01:50 PM

When Amelia was born Jen's mum was called Nanny, I think, and mum was called Granny Babs, because her name is Barbara and her nickname has always been Babs. Amelia mangled that fairly quickly into BamBabs and so she has remained BamBabs ever since. And, because Jen and Martin would always refer to mum as BamBabs with the kids it has kind of stuck and now it's used more generally by the family.

BamBabs

monster · 12-05-2015, 01:52 PM

I hate mom/mum (and nor really into mummy either but young kids needs that) so they get to choose -my first name or mummy/mommy

. I will answer to mom. Sometimes. But it had better be good.

Beest prefers Dad or Daddy -the boys call him Dad and the girl Daddy. All teenagers. They've always used my first name when calling up into crowds because 75% of the people up there are called Mom. It probably changes when they became teenagers/went to high school -their elementary education was all in one school so no Middle School/Junior High experiences to force the change

xoxoxoBruce · 12-05-2015, 02:24 PM

Quote:

I will answer to mom. Sometimes. But it had better be good.

You are such a bitch.

lumberjim · 12-05-2015, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

They've always used my first name when calling up into crowds because 75% of the people up there are called Mom. It probably changes when they became teenagers/went to high school -their elementary education was all in one school so no Middle School/Junior High experiences to force the change

Do they use all 3 syllables?

infinite monkey · 12-05-2015, 04:39 PM

Nope, they call her 'mon' not 'monster-er.'

Gravdigr · 12-05-2015, 05:23 PM

If I had children, I'd hope they called me...

...long distance. And not collect, either.

monster · 12-05-2015, 09:22 PM

They do call me monster sometimes

but yes, all three syllables. Not the middle name too, though -then I'd know I was in trouble!

Aliantha · 12-06-2015, 06:18 PM

My kids call me Mummy when they want something. Sometimes it goes along the lines of "mummy, mummy, MUMMY, MUM!, MUM!!! WHERE ARE YOU???!!!" That's usually when I'm in the toilet or hiding because I have had a bad day.

orthodoc · 12-06-2015, 08:02 PM

My kids (29, 27, 25, 23) mostly use Mom and Dad now, but sometimes a son will still say 'Mama' affectionately, and my daughter will use 'Daddy' if she's buttering him up. I don't want them to call me by my first name. I told them the whole world can call me by my first name, but they are the only four people in the world who can call me Mom.

A few of my children's friends (in elementary and high school) called me 'Mama L_____'. That was nice at the time.

12-05-2015, 11:20 AM	#2
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I'm dad mostly nowadays as my kids are 27, 25, 23 GASP! Sometimes my oldest son uses my first name when referring to me in the third person. That weirds me out - a lot. I'm ALWAYS Daddy when my daughter wants something .... and I melt every time. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

12-05-2015, 12:03 PM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	As you should. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-05-2015, 01:13 PM	#4
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	My kids got to name all of the grandparents because they were the first in the generation. My dad is Pop, her dad is Don. My mom is Nanna, hers is Ganny. Ganny is remarried to Geeky. Nanna to Pappy Dave or just Dave. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

12-05-2015, 01:22 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	A friend and her daughter's mother-in-law, settled who would be Nana and who would be grandma, six months before the first grandchild was born. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-05-2015, 01:52 PM	#8
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I hate mom/mum (and nor really into mummy either but young kids needs that) so they get to choose -my first name or mummy/mommy . I will answer to mom. Sometimes. But it had better be good. Beest prefers Dad or Daddy -the boys call him Dad and the girl Daddy. All teenagers. They've always used my first name when calling up into crowds because 75% of the people up there are called Mom. It probably changes when they became teenagers/went to high school -their elementary education was all in one school so no Middle School/Junior High experiences to force the change __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-05-2015, 01:43 PM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I can't even remember when I stopped being Daddy. It was nice, but I prefer Dad. I like it that they are their own people now.

12-05-2015, 04:39 PM	#11
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Nope, they call her 'mon' not 'monster-er.'

12-05-2015, 05:23 PM	#12
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	If I had children, I'd hope they called me... ...long distance. And not collect, either. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

12-05-2015, 09:22 PM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	They do call me monster sometimes but yes, all three syllables. Not the middle name too, though -then I'd know I was in trouble! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-06-2015, 06:18 PM	#14
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	My kids call me Mummy when they want something. Sometimes it goes along the lines of "mummy, mummy, MUMMY, MUM!, MUM!!! WHERE ARE YOU???!!!" That's usually when I'm in the toilet or hiding because I have had a bad day. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

12-06-2015, 08:02 PM	#15
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	My kids (29, 27, 25, 23) mostly use Mom and Dad now, but sometimes a son will still say 'Mama' affectionately, and my daughter will use 'Daddy' if she's buttering him up. I don't want them to call me by my first name. I told them the whole world can call me by my first name, but they are the only four people in the world who can call me Mom. A few of my children's friends (in elementary and high school) called me 'Mama L_____'. That was nice at the time. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

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