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In fact -- I called my in-laws Mom and Pop. In my set of friends we called all our parents Mom and Dad, so when I met my hubs parents I sort of fell into that and they didn't seem to mind.
My husband called my mom Mrs Lastname until we married, then called her by her first name. RARELY. He just wasn't comfortable with the name thing, and tried not to use it all.
Which doesn't sound good, but we are a very huggy family, so there was plenty of opportunity to share family good will without having to use a name. In fact -- the huggy thing carried over into hubs family, because he liked how our family was huggy, and we took it to his family. They weren't sure what to do with it at first but they finally got the hang of it.
If this thread has done anything for me, it's reinforced my belief that there are two kinds of people: those that seem to take on bother about things that don't impact them at all, and those that don't.
Exactly. If someone backs into your car at the Target parking lot, that should bother you. What someone calls their parents that has no impact on you, shouldn't bother you. The OP needs to see a therapist about her "daddy" issues.
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No I don't! My sons are very close to their parents. I think it is a wonderful thing.
That's great, but it clearly bothers you(and it is understandable to a point) that your father wasn't there for you.
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Originally Posted by GiGi603
Everyone has things that bother them. I wouldn't agree that it bothers me. It makes me cringe, but to each their own. If it makes you feel all cozy inside using those words more power to you. I have found it sweet some of the stories people have shared on this thread.
LOL....it certainly bothers you. You started a thread about it, and you said it makes you cringe every time you hear it, you do realize that something that makes you cringe is bothering you?
LOL....it certainly bothers you. You started a thread about it, and you said it makes you cringe every time you hear it, you do realize that something that makes you cringe is bothering you?
I feel you are taking my "cringe" a bit too far. By definition bother means: to give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry. It does bring up any of those emotions inside me. It makes me cringe---that is all. It is not that serious to me to let it bother me.
I feel you are taking my "cringe" a bit too far. By definition bother means: to give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry. It does bring up any of those emotions inside me. It makes me cringe---that is all. It is not that serious to me to let it bother me.
It bothers you enough to start a thread about it. And if something makes you cringe, than it bothers you.
It bothers you enough to start a thread about it. And if something makes you cringe, than it bothers you.
By definition bother means: to give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry. It does bring up any of those emotions inside me. It makes me cringe---that is all. It is not that serious to me to let it bother me.
It makes me cringe to hear grown women call their father "Daddy"...yikes! I can't help but thinking they experienced an interruption in their ability to develop into and adult due to a poor relationship with their dad. People I know that refer to heir dad as "daddy" have had a history of abuse in their family. Emotionally they are still young.
You are very wrong in your assessment. I am 59 years old, lost my father 20 years ago, and still call him Daddy when I speak about him. It is the form of address I choose to use and is my business.
I wish I could call my dad "Dad" without puking on the inside (much less Daddy). He is a mostly gone, barely here dad who always made lame promises to visit/call, etc and rarely did. I saw him a month ago, but it had been three years since we visited the last time before that. I'm 37 now and only call him Dad because the expletives I'd rather call him are frowned on in polite company
I called my father Daddy till the day he died and my mother Mama. Our 31 yo daughter calls us Daddy and Mama but our 33 yo son calls his father Dad and me Mama. Our 12 year old call us Mommy and Daddy.
What I think is strange is when I hear people refer to their parents by their first name.
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