Parents Names

[Vagus]

Does anyone here call their parents by their christian name?
One of my cousins did with her mum but not her dad, and one of my daughters in law does with both.
I find it a little odd, what do you think?

[emmie]

i wouldn't have, she was mum and that was it.

[douglas9401]

What do I think? I think this was done a while ago and all possibe answers were given then, except this one.

[Sqad]

Yes, a mate of mine's kids always called their parents by their christian names.

If mine remotely moved in that direction they would get a thick ear.

[burlyshirley]

No, never and I think it's odd. I had an Uncle who used to call his Mam (my Nana) by her first name and I don't think she liked it at all.

[THECORBYLOON]

I wouldn't call neighbours of my parents' generation by their first names, let alone my parents.

[pat2604]

My son calls us Mum and Dad. His wife calls us by our names. I can remember when people got married in my parents generation they often called the in-laws Mum and Dad too. That seemed odd to me and still ford.

And also as a child I never called adults by their names. I was quite happy for my son's friends to call me by my name.

[youngmafbog]

Well in Séances with my father I always call him Dad :-)

As for us the girls have always called us Mum and Daddy. Son Dad. In laws call us by Christian names. Known as Grand daddy by the grand kids!

[Patsy33]

Three out of four of my children call their Father by his Christian name. He has always encouraged this from when they were little children. I've always said I don't like it and don't think it's respectful. Mind you, OH is a big child himself..

[Buenchico]

I called my father by his forename (Les), roughly from when I started secondary school. I wouldn't call my mother by her forename (Ivy) though, as she totally hated it!

[Atheist]

I'm old-fashioned and I love being called 'Dad' or 'Granddad'. But times change, and I wouldn't dream of making a fuss about my title. We are all human beings, and I'm not keen on people who insist on being treated in some special way. Why should I be allowed to call my grandaughter 'Elizabeth' and at the same time forbid her to call me 'Raoul'?

[Peter Pedant]

My mother by name at her request after age ( me) 25

If I addressed my father as 'father' he answered without fail 'sir!'
I think because my grandfather ( b.1878) did that to him

[andy-hughes]

My two older girls call me Andy, even though I have been their dad for nearly forty-three years now, it's how they have always known me.

My youngest calls me Dad, as she has from when she could talk.