Do you allow your children to call you by your first name ?

[MAJOR METAL]

I was just curious to see if anyone has opted to be called by their first name by their children.

[bassteban]

What do you mean by *allow*? I respond to my first name, whoever uses it. Supposing I didn't approve, what should I do- slap when disrespected thus?

Edit: OH- sorry, didn't see *your* in the title. That would be weird...

[Relic]

nope. That would just be really bizarre to me.

[WalterBush]

No. I've got four kids, and I've at one point or other had to correct them all from using my first name once they were old enough to realize that mommy didn't call me daddy.

I just said, "No, that's daddy to you."

I try to keep them from using other adults' first names, too, but in today's society that's looking like a losing battle.

[Atoz]

No. I'm my son's father, not his BFF.

[j vegas]

No. My little one also uses Mr. and Mrs. for all adults except our close family friends.

I recently had a woman tell me that some people may be offended by being called Mr. or Mrs. by a child. Really? You take offense to a 3 year old that is polite and has manners? I guess you can't please everyone.

[MakiSupaStar]

Originally Posted by Atoz

No. I'm my son's father, not his BFF.

This. I also remind him that I'm the only person in the world he can call dad so he should use it.

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Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar

This. I also remind him that I'm the only person in the world he can call dad so he should use it.

This.

[HaMMerHeD]

Originally Posted by Atoz

No. I'm my son's father, not his BFF.

Yep.

Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar

This. I also remind him that I'm the only person in the world he can call dad so he should use it.

and yep.

[cupcake]

Interesting...
I grew up in a family where we call our parents by their first names, by their request. By no means does that make us seem like BFFs, far from it. Very clinical and lacks the warmth that calling parents "mom" and "dad" might.

[RufusSPatches]

I call my parents by their first name because, well, even after 18 years, they have trouble realizing that "MOM!" and "DAD!" means them. Also with all my past Marching Band business, calling out "Hey Mom/Dad!" causes every adult's head to swivel in your direction.
I was just raised to call adults by Mr./Mrs./Ma'am/Sir until they specified that they want to be called something different.

I just thought I'd give a point of veiw from my own generation. :-D

[smperry]

I'm Daddy.

[fenderhutz]

I don't ever expect them to call me by my first name, and would rather they don't. My 3 and 5 year old know what our names are for safety reasons of course, but I hope I have earned the right to be called daddy. Any man can father a child, to them I am daddy.

In divorce situations I could see however where the introduced spouse would/could be called by their first name to respect the birth mother or father.

[echoSE7EN]

I'm "jsdlvkdvneuipeb", but he's only 6 months. Soon I shall be "dada", then "daddy", then "dad", then hopefully something else (example: I've called my father "Pop" since I was in college). Never my first name, for the same reasons mentioned by others above.

[Staccato]

No. The bigger question might be...if your kids are grown, do you encourage them to call your close friends by their first names? I hope the answer is yes!

[Horny Toad]

Originally Posted by j vegas

No. My little one also uses Mr. and Mrs. for all adults except our close family friends.

This.

[MatticusMania]

My parents will always be Mom & Dad to me. I dont think Ive ever, in 26 years, addressed them by their first names.

[DwaynieAD]

i'm divorced, my older son sometimes calls me dwayne and his mother tonya, but then corrects himself..

my younger son (almost 2) has a habit of calling his mother katie because thats what his brother calls her. we correct him and he laughs about it, cuz well he's two and everything is funny

my older son has accidentally called my girlfriend mom, she is very quick to correct him when he does that.

[farbeyondwillie]

I use my grand parents names when I talk to them. My brother only refers to our dad by his name. Also what's up with all the mr and mrs stuff?

[Munjibunga]

No, but I don't suppose I'd mind if I understood the motives for it and approved of them.