Can we ban “kiddo?”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m an adult, and my even-more-adult father calls me kiddo. I think it’s incredibly sweet.

Feel free to ban it from your vernacular, but I love it.

"Kiddo" as a form of address is miles apart from "kiddos" as a general noun. If you like it when someone you're close to calls you "kiddo," please enjoy

I had an older coworker who called anyone younger than he was "kiddo," and I hated it. But we both knew he was doing it to assert his position of authority.

I have no idea why grown women use it to refer to children. It's cutesy. Gag.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m an adult, and my even-more-adult father calls me kiddo. I think it’s incredibly sweet.

Feel free to ban it from your vernacular, but I love it.

"Kiddo" as a form of address is miles apart from "kiddos" as a general noun. If you like it when someone you're close to calls you "kiddo," please enjoy

I had an older coworker who called anyone younger than he was "kiddo," and I hated it. But we both knew he was doing it to assert his position of authority.

I have no idea why grown women use it to refer to children. It's cutesy. Gag.

Agree it's different. Calling your own child kiddo is a different thing than referencing your kids, or kids generally, as kiddos (or littles).

Like I call my kid "sweetheart" sometimes and I don't care if what other people think of that one way or another. But what if I walked around calling all children, collectively, "sweethearts"? Or if I described my kid to you as "my sweetheart"? It would be weird AF and you'd judge me. Well that's how other people feel why you use kiddo in the same way.

[Anonymous]

It's a pretty safe bet that anyone who refers to their offspring as littles or kiddos also calls their cats/dogs "furbabies".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an idea. Why don’t you use the words you want to use and STFU about other people?

What if the words I want to use are: "I hate it when people say kiddo and littles"?

Live and let live, baby.

That’s very much not live and let live, that’s why you should STFU.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I also hate the word kid. Can we add that to the banned list?

Came here to say this. It probably because my mom did too and said it sounded trashy. We use child/children or son/daughter depending on the situation.

[Anonymous]

Sure, kiddo.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an idea. Why don’t you use the words you want to use and STFU about other people?

What if the words I want to use are: "I hate it when people say kiddo and littles"?

Live and let live, baby.

That’s very much not live and let live, that’s why you should STFU.

^^ This is what tolerance and acceptance of other people's viewpoints looks like! STFU and listen to them, kiddos!

[Anonymous]

I was told that "Kiddo" was a word of endearment.
A couple weeks earlier I was told that referring to your child as "a little shit" was a term of endearment.
I really do not understand how calling your child a 'baby goat' or a 'piece of shit' can be thought of as endearing.

[Anonymous]

Kiddo is a term used by minor-attracted-persons. It reduces the stigma.

[Anonymous]

God I hate kiddo. Whenever a poster uses it is it is an immediate turn off. I stop reading.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was told that "Kiddo" was a word of endearment.
A couple weeks earlier I was told that referring to your child as "a little shit" was a term of endearment.
I really do not understand how calling your child a 'baby goat' or a 'piece of shit' can be thought of as endearing.

What on earth inspired you to revive an ancient thread, on this of all things?

But since we're here, no. I like it. I will consider trading you kiddo for hubby/ hubs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not as bad as "little"

+ 💯

[Anonymous]

Yes please along with littles, and nuggets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes please along with littles, and nuggets.

Ok but what is a newborn if not a nugget? I used to say larva, but it got me weird looks.

[Anonymous]

Kiddo is low class, I agree.