but, I like being called "Daddy"

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we had a meeting with Oliver's school today; and he is doing very well. Was so glad to hear that :)

They mentioned how O sometimes gets looks from other kids when he talks about his "daddy" (me); because it's youngish for a 4th grader to use. He can not call me "dad"; because that's Koolaid.

I don't like "Father"; it's so formal and sounds like a priest; and we can't use "Papa" because that's what he call his grandfather.

What do you all call your fathers? I called mine "Dad." I also asked my mother what she called her father (in Polish). Maybe that'll work. I was thinking maybe "Dad J" and "Dad C" as our new fatherly nick-names.

(I'll miss being "Daddy". O is growing up so fast).

Thanks, everyone. I will also ask Oliver his ideas, of course. Maybe he'll say "Big Papi" :lol . That would be kind of cute.. Maybe, just "Papi"? :)
 
Geeze, does it bother Oliver to call you Daddy? I am 56 and me and my sisters still call our Father Daddy and my DDs do the same with Leatherneck. So, is it OK 'cause we are "girls". And yes, I call my mother Mommy.
 
I am trying to think how my older boys refer to their father/dad/daddy. hmmmmmmm Maybe it is a generational thing ?????
 
I looked up the Polish word for father. It's "ojciec" , and I just don't think that's gonna fly. I can't even figure out how to say it.

How about "Pa" ?

I know that kind of reminds me of Lorne Green on Bonanza, but it's all I can think of.
 
Gayle, I believe it is pronounced Jajie (long a) if I remember correctly as that is what my friend Linda called her paternal grandfather.

Edited to add, dahhh that was "Grandfather" LOL
 
I am not ashamed to say that I called my late parents Mommy and Daddy until the day God called each of them. Even as a youngster, what others thought never bothered me.

I would certainly much rather hear Mommy/Daddy than some of the sass children use nowadays in talking to, or referring to, their parents.
 
Agree with Denise. If the O-man wants to call you "Daddy" don't try to change it. Face it, you arn't in the "normal" situation so anything can get looks from the weird kids.
It was always Mom & Dad at home once we got to be teens anyway.

Hey, stupid idea here: he can always go 50's retro & call you Daddy-o
 
Thanks all :wave

you know, Oliver is such a sweetie =love ... what a great blessing I received when God brought him to me.

when I brought up the topic he said , "but I WANT to call you 'Daddy', can I still call you 'Daddy'?" I said, "of course you can".... and he says he doesn't care if the other kids look at him strangely when he calls me that. He will just ignore them.. :)

He is SUCH a sweetie.

Niecez- yes, that is Grandfather in Polish and Grandmother is pronounced like Bub-JEE (babci). My mother is Bub-JEE to her grandchildren, and I called her mother Bub-JEE as well. Sometimes Oliver will joke and call her "butt-cheek" :lol :grin -- not to her face; and so I correct him ( as I laugh ). :)
 
Rubsky, I like your suggestion LOL reminds me of a cute joke I heard during the Hippie movement (Hucc, you can add this one to your joke repetoire)

These 3 beatnicks were in a coffee shop discussing their new 'spiritual awareness'. One said, "I'm looking into this
Daddy-O, Laddy-O and Spook thing" LOL I know that God has a sense of humor so thought this one was OK to share. I also love that 'grace' that our youth pastor used at camp: "Bless us Lord as we munch and crunch on this lunch!" LOL

Hugs, Mariposa
 
My parents were Mama and Daddy always. Mama sort of morphed into Mom sometime in my teens, mostly, but Daddy was always Daddy.

Maybe at schoot he can just say Dad, and at home say Daddy?

My son called me Mommy until he was close to 10. Funny, I never referred to myself that way, I always said Mama.

I don't remember if he called his father Daddy, he was 7 when we were divorced, and even tho he saw his father regularly, I can't seem to remember which it was.
 
I'm 54 and I still call my 85 yr. old daddy.......daddy. And I call my 83 yr. old mama.......mama.
 
Funny, I'm enjoying all the responses...and being part-Polish, I too can relate to the Polish versions. (I learned all the swear words in Polish, thanks to my dear mother).

Our son calls me "dear mother" and calls his father "Pops".....just his way :)

He always jokes that as he was growing up he thought his real name was "Somebody"..... because we always said things like: "Somebody needs to cut the grass"....or "Somebody needs to take out the trash"...

Hucc...give little O a hug from me, okay ??
 
This is a great topic. It was Shakespeare who said, "that which we call a rose, by any other name would smell so sweet". This makes me think of when my younger son was in junior high. He and his friends called all the guys, "dude". And the girls were called, "babe". He started calling me "babe" - it made me laugh every time :lol and I can't help but smile thinking about it.
 
I always called my father daddy and my mother was mom.

I think Oliver has a pretty good head on his shoulders not to care what the other kids say. Great to have that confidence!
 
I say let the lad call you exactly what he chooses. If he's happy with "Daddy" what on earth is wrong with that???? When (and if) the time comes and he wants to change what he calls you it will happen quite naturally and he will choose your "new name"!

My DH called his father Pop! It's really hard to find a birthday card with the greeting "Happy Birthday Pop!" :grin
 
I'm 35, and my parents are still Mama and Daddy.

However, older son is also in 4th grade, and while he still calls us Mama and Daddy, he refers to us as my mom and dad when talking with his friends.

It's a tough one. Good luck!
 
Whatever he wants to call you is what he should call you.

Audra's kids have a problem identifying which Grandmother Audra is talking about or to though.

So they call me Grammy Judy or in Kaan's case grammins, and my mother is Grammie Ansel and my Grandmother is Grammie Boom Boom because she falls down sometimes.
 

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