Why do we call our parents "mom" and "dad"?  | |  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, but by EVERYONE? Almost without exception?
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| | | | | | | | 1.  Wizzywig (2704) | 5 months ago |  Isnt that a bit like asking why we call a tree a tree? We call them mum and dad because thats who/what they are. I know people who call their parents by their forenames and others who have specific pet names. I dont mind what my sons call me as long as they DO call me!
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 Improbability (128) | 5 months ago | Thanks for responding. And yes, I suppose that as long as they aren't calling you Senior Poopy Pants, or the like, it's a good thing. And a tree is a tree, but that is its name. Your name is not 'mom' or 'dad'. (probably!) I've only known one person in their entire life that was still relatively close to her dad but called him by his first name. My initial question excluded those who are estranged.
I call my sister "sister!" every now and then, but that is as a joke or to be cute. I don't ALWAYS call her sister, but I do always call my mom some form of mom, and my dad some form of dad. If I use their first names it is seen as a joke, or an attempt at a slight, not as normal. Most family's are the same way. I've seen friends call their parents by their first name, and get frowned upon. Why?
No other takers? Darn, I was really hoping someone might have a truly brilliant insight into human nature or something. Maybe I'll ask again later when I know My Lot better and know of a better place to put this question. | |
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| | 2.  sanjana_aslam (1850) | 5 months ago |  ok from now onwards you can call
You mother Cow
and your dad Chicken
no offence taken
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| | | 3. ladym33 (5242) | 4 months ago |  Well I think from the moment we find out we are expecting a baby we start to consider our selves mommy and daddy. I know when all of my kids were born and I was talking to them when I talked about myself I would say mommy and if my husband talked about me to them he would say mommy and if I talked about him to them I would say daddy. So that is what the kids know us as and what they call us. I imagine it is the same for my parents. If I were to call my parents by their names it would probably offend them.
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