Opinions? Children calling parents by their first name - Page 2

[Pynki]

My kids have at one time or another called me by my 1st name. I admit it sorta bugs me. I tell them that's my name and they can use it if they want, but mom is a special name to me because only they can use it, but it's up to them what they want to call me. We're pretty stuck on mom, momma, mommy here. Course, my sisters and I still call our father Daddy.

[RootBeerFloat]

My SIL grew up in a blended family and has always called her father by his first name. Everyone does, even his grandchildren. It's really cute.

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[Rico'sAlice]

Growing up my brother and I always called my father by his (nick) name, Eddy. We always called our mother mommy/mom. The thing is that Eddy, sounds like Daddy and is kind of "cute" as opposed to mom's name (Charlotte) I don't know if my mom would have been upset if we called her by her name. Our friends always called them by their first names (instead of Mr & Mrs LastName)

We always called our grandmothers by their first name, but again, it wasn't like they were Gertrudes (or some other grown-up sounding name) They were Na (for Naomi) and Zan.

A few years ago, I started calling my father daddy. But I think it was b/c there was some weird stuff going on with him that really bothered me and by calling him daddy I felt less distant from him. I set up this weird block in my mind where I had to separate my vision of him as my father from the other disturbing stuff.

I hope my kids call DH and me dad/mom or some varient, and would encourage them in that direction, but if they don't I wouldn't be too upset.
But DH and I already call eachother mommy & daddy to our dogs (I know, we're freaks) so I expect we'll do with kids, and they'll get used to it. Actually, DH & I almost never use eachother's names, so I'm not sure the kids would have much chance to pick up on them. I am honey & he is bunny. So maybe the kids will call us that.

Also, (slightly OT- sorry if I am hijacking) but I HATE that my ILs insist that I call them mom & dad. Fortunately, it's in German, so I just pretend that Mutti & Vati mean something else. I already have my own parents!

[2much2luv]

Originally Posted by Rico'sAlice

Actually, DH & I almost never use eachother's names, so I'm not sure the kids would have much chance to pick up on them. I am honey & he is bunny. So maybe the kids will call us that.

That's cute.

We're mom and dad and none of mine have gone through a phase of calling us by our first names yet, but they do know our names. We've (well, I have to say it was dh, actually ) already lost one of them in a store (our four year old, three at the time) and she was calm enough to remember and tell them my name. I was so proud and so glad she could do that.

[Joannarachel]

Only 2 people in the world can call me "mama" (not that either of them talk yet "

I'd rather hear that....everyone else can call me "Joanna"

[Rico'sAlice]

Originally Posted by 2much2luv

but they do know our names. We've (well, I have to say it was dh, actually ) already lost one of them in a store (our four year old, three at the time) and she was calm enough to remember and tell them my name. I was so proud and so glad she could do that.

That's something I have to keep in mind. That even if they don't use them, we should try to make sure they learn our names. Of course, if they have already learned our last name, then that would probably cover things. Obviously, as they get older we would teach them address, phone#, etc. But when they are little our first names are probably easier to grasp then any of these other things.