janet280z

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Why do we call our parents "mom" and "dad"?

Improbability @Improbability (140) • United States 16 Jul 09

I was thinking about this the other day, and does anyone else find this strange that nearly every single person you'll ever know calls their parents mom and dad, or some variation on mom and dad? I can understand why it is done,...

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janet280z Yes - I do find it strange that nearly every single person you'll ever know calls their parents mom/dad, or some variation. I was thinking about this today, and wondered who started this reference to parents. Is it a proper respect thing and that is why we...

17 Jul 10