Nick Woods Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 My oldest boy, Adam (who is just 6), has gradually stopped calling me 'daddy' and now calls me 'dad' most of the time. Now my 3 year old is doing it as well - I like being 'daddy' but am not so keen on being just 'dad' ☹️ - or as it is often pronounced when they want something - 'daaaaaaaaaad' Although on the bright side, Alex (the 3 year old) pronounced 'Walberswick' as 'Weebleswick' when I took him crabbing there yesterday so there is still some fun to be had . And we caught 76 crabs as well - I think I enjoyed it more than he did Nick P8MRA - Red and Black 1.6K supersport I dont believe in Fate, but I do believe in Sh*t, because Sh*t happens - here and here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Birtwisle Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 awww Nick, hang in there ❗ It could be worse..... in another 11 years time he'll be calling you "Nick" and asking for the keys to the car Alex S713UMY 1.8K Viper Blue and Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachael Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 Sometimes you don't even have to have kids though for losing the car keys to be a problem though do they Alex? 😬 Nick, maybe you could bribe them into calling you Daddy again... Rach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FH Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 Dontcha just hate "Dad" and "Mum" ... My two spent their formative years in Bermuda and one of them adopted the Americanised "Marmee" which was even worse I opted for "Papa" (rhyming with car) or "Pa" 'cos I felt 'too old' to continue calling him Daddy but in our family, we have a tendency to call our elders by their forenames once we become "adults" and as I worked with him for some years, it would have sounded pretty daft calling him "Daddy" in front of clients 😳 Try a bit of bribery and corruption "If you call me Dad, I'll call you "Ad" or "AdWad" or something that'll make him cringe in embarrassment........or even do a deal with him. "You call me Daddy until you're such and such an age, then you can call me Nick and if you're really good, you might get to drive my car!" BTW, what on earth are you going to do with all those crabs or was it catch and release stuff 🤔 FH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 There are clinics for people with crabs.... I get VERY confused with Emma's family as there are 4 generations and each generation has a different name for the other generations. So Emma's kids have a grandmother and two great-grandmothers whereas Emma has two Grandmothers. The problem is Gran is Emma's mum's mum to Emma, but Emma's Mum to the children. I think. And then there's Nana which I think is Emma's mum's mum to the children but she's Gran to Emma. or something *confused* *confused* And then I've frequently been in the same room as the lot of them - I generally have to get a stiff drink to cope HOOPY R706KGU Hoopylight R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FH Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 Sounds like a household of wimmin, Hoops *eek* FH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 Hmm.... I guess it is... Emma has a boy and a girl (aged 3) Her mum lives with her partner and Em's sister Both Grans live by themselves just round the corner. Whenever Martin (sister's bf) or I vist we basically get terrorised ❗ HOOPY R706KGU Hoopylight R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyMiller Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 We have it cracked, each generation decides the names to stop confusion. So my grandma is "grandma" to me but "Great grandma" to my daughter. My mother thus becomes "Mad Nana" and my father-in-law is affectionately know as "grumpy" to us all. Simple Windy Red and Black 1.8K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 😬 HOOPY R706KGU Hoopylight R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La vache espagnole Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 WM, So that's Grumpy, Windy... what about the other 5 dwarves 🤔 😬Welcome back Windy! M (not sure I can duck low enough to avoid a slap from a dwarf though... er, should I get my coat??) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachael Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 Don't forget Boonie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachael Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 Windy, Did you have a good holiday? Are you coming to Snetterton/the Cambs meeting tomorrow? Rach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Woods Posted August 18, 2003 Author Share Posted August 18, 2003 Adam called me Dad this morning so I said 'Yes, Ad' and he didnt even notice . My wife Sharon keeps saying call him 'Daddy' but all we get is 'dad, wheres mum?' and 'mum can I have a drink' etc Very occasionally I get called 'Nick' (generally an echo after Sharon has said something like 'come on Nick' , but the pair of them just look at each other and grin. A few weeks ago one of Adams friends asked Alex what his daddys name was, and he lookd very seriously back and said 'my daddys name is daddy'. Awwwww. Except that now its dad BTW The crabs were catch and release - we caught 50 and let them all go then caught another 26 a bit further along. They are all greenish in colour and up to about 2 inches across. By the time we had finished Alex had got very brave and was picking them up to show people Nick P8MRA - Red and Black 1.6K supersport I dont believe in Fate, but I do believe in Sh*t, because Sh*t happens - here and here Edited by - Nick Woods on 18 Aug 2003 16:59:53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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