FIL Wants To Be Called Papa

[Anonymous]

How is this nonsense on page 8? And with no fight back from the wounded ego on the OP, too. Amazing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow OP this is not the bridge you want to die on. It's what ever the grandparents want to be called.

Or a hill. A friend's father insisted on this. His name is Jon. I almost spit out my beer I laughed so hard. Papa Jon. You're associating yourself with allegedly second rate pizza.

I am PP from Europe, there is no first rate pizza in US, sorry. By this I stand. Blazes is coming close to making a real pizza, finally a pizza I can eat. Otherwise I love US cuisine.

[Anonymous]

My MIL called maternal grandparents "Mom" and "Pop". I don't think she ever felt the implication that either of them were having sex with either of her parents, but I could ask her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow OP this is not the bridge you want to die on. It's what ever the grandparents want to be called.

Or a hill. A friend's father insisted on this. His name is Jon. I almost spit out my beer I laughed so hard. Papa Jon. You're associating yourself with allegedly second rate pizza.

I am PP from Europe, there is no first rate pizza in US, sorry. By this I stand. Blazes is coming close to making a real pizza, finally a pizza I can eat. Otherwise I love US cuisine.

I love French food. It's the best. But French pizza is no good.

As a side note, I call my grandfather Papy.

[Anonymous]

The only fathers I know who go by Papa are either Gay with a partner who goes by Daddy, or they come from a culture where Papa is used (e.g. A Spanish speaking culture).

If OP was planning on using the name for himself, then that is a legit reason to object. The bizarre twisted incest concern is not.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP hasn't returned yet. Trolling accomplished?

OP is the Ron Popeil of DCUM trolls and we're the Ronco 5000 - Set it and forget it!

So true

[Anonymous]

I am PP from Europe, there is no first rate pizza in US, sorry. By this I stand. Blazes is coming close to making a real pizza, finally a pizza I can eat. Otherwise I love US cuisine.

What would you call someone who goes to Europe and complains about all the smokers or the bad food there? Keep your snobbery to yourself. Just because you don't the food doesn't mean it isn't good. It is just your opinion and you are not "God" so please stop being so rude.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband goes by "Papa" to our children, and every time I try to buy him a "papa" card for Father's Day, all the papa cards are clearly oriented to grandfathers (unless they're in Spanish). I always buy him one anyway, but it's become a joke between us. Anyway, the greeting card industry clearly thinks that "papa" is a name for a grandfather. I called my own grandparents "Nana" and "Papa."

I was going to say this about greeting cards too. My FIL is Pop-Pop an so we usually by Papa cards because it is the closest. Unless your kids actually use Papa to mean father, I don't think it is a big deal.

[Anonymous]

That's what my nephew calls his other grandfather. My niece (different family) calls her other grandfather that as well. My dad is Pa.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'd be creeped out by this.

Do you know a single.person who uses papa for a dad?

Probably not. But you do know dozens of people.or.more who use papa or some variation for grandpas.

And OP and you incest comment? You really have issues, and it is not grandpa being called papa.

I know a family where dad is "Papa" and it's pretentious as you would imagine. Hipster nonsense.

[Anonymous]

I always thought the grandparents got some say over what they were called.

If he wants to be called Papa, that seems just fine. I'll agree with others that reading something incestuous into the whole thing is flat out creepy.

[Anonymous]

This thread makes me think of the Seinfeld episode about "Poppy" (Jerry's girlfriend's father), and how he didn't wash his hands in the restroom. The health dept closed down his restaurant because "Poppy got sloppy"...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow OP this is not the bridge you want to die on. It's what ever the grandparents want to be called.

Or a hill. A friend's father insisted on this. His name is Jon. I almost spit out my beer I laughed so hard. Papa Jon. You're associating yourself with allegedly second rate pizza.

I am PP from Europe, there is no first rate pizza in US, sorry. By this I stand. Blazes is coming close to making a real pizza, finally a pizza I can eat. Otherwise I love US cuisine.

Hot wings, chili cheese dogs and fried twinkies! Murca baby!

[Anonymous]

I agree with those that say let the grandparents decide what the kids call them. I never instructed my kids on how to refer to their grandparents, that was between the kids and grandparents.

I also agree with those that said this is not the bridge you want to die on. Oh and your comment about it sounding incestuous is just bizarre.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow OP this is not the bridge you want to die on. It's what ever the grandparents want to be called.

Or a hill. A friend's father insisted on this. His name is Jon. I almost spit out my beer I laughed so hard. Papa Jon. You're associating yourself with allegedly second rate pizza.

I am PP from Europe, there is no first rate pizza in US, sorry. By this I stand. Blazes is coming close to making a real pizza, finally a pizza I can eat. Otherwise I love US cuisine.

Hot wings, chili cheese dogs and fried twinkies! Murca baby!

Don't forget lightly fried tuna!