Neighbor introduced me to her FIL, “Big Daddy”. What do I call him?

[Anonymous]

Mr. Daddy.

[Anonymous]

He introduced himself by that nickname so use it.

[Anonymous]

Call him his name

[Anonymous]

Say “Good morning, sir!” since it sounds like he’s an elder, and hopefully he will say “call me Larlo”.

[Anonymous]

It’s almost always possible to avoid using a name. I’d just say “good morning, lovely weather!” And if referring to him I’d say “how much longer will your father in law be visiting? Has he seen the Smithsonian’s yet?”
No way I’d call him Big Daddy (unless I was as jumpy as a cat on a hot tin roof, dealing with a gay husband while drinking cocktails).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks PPs!!

For the first one, she did not take her husbands last name when they married so they have two different last names in their household. I’m not sure if the husband and father share a last name.

I’m not sure if Mr. Daddy or Big Daddy makes me feel more awkward . I may have to lean into Big Daddy on that one.

He seems to be greatly admired in their family. He definitely hopped right into family stories and his life experiences.

If you guess he has the same last name as his son, which is common, and it turns out you're wrong, that's still less embarrassing than calling a relative stranger "Big Daddy".

You could just ask him. "I'm so sorry, I've forgotten your name!"

[Anonymous]

I’d call him that. Why not. They obviously aren’t serious people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks PPs!!

For the first one, she did not take her husbands last name when they married so they have two different last names in their household. I’m not sure if the husband and father share a last name.

I’m not sure if Mr. Daddy or Big Daddy makes me feel more awkward . I may have to lean into Big Daddy on that one.

He seems to be greatly admired in their family. He definitely hopped right into family stories and his life experiences.

If you guess he has the same last name as his son, which is common, and it turns out you're wrong, that's still less embarrassing than calling a relative stranger "Big Daddy".

You could just ask him. "I'm so sorry, I've forgotten your name!"

And He’s over 70. I’d bet almost anything that he has the same last name as his son.

[Anonymous]

Big.

Episode of Golden Girls

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Say “Good morning, sir!” since it sounds like he’s an elder, and hopefully he will say “call me Larlo”.

For me, Even if she had introduced him as “larlo” I’d probably still call him “Sir” or “Mr larlo” until he said specifically “call me Larlo”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s almost always possible to avoid using a name. I’d just say “good morning, lovely weather!” And if referring to him I’d say “how much longer will your father in law be visiting? Has he seen the Smithsonian’s yet?”
No way I’d call him Big Daddy (unless I was as jumpy as a cat on a hot tin roof, dealing with a gay husband while drinking cocktails).

This.
Never in a million years would I call someone that. At MOST I might use “BD” if I was feeling generous, but these people surely realize that asking strangers to calll someone daddy is weird.

[Anonymous]

If he introduced himself by that name, then that's what you call him.

I call my mother's cousin's husband by a similar name because that's what everyone calls him.

Don't overthink it.

[Anonymous]

That’s the kind of thread title that makes dcum hard to quit, op.

I would call him Mr. neighbor’s last name.

[Anonymous]

Hey “you”!
Or Bid Daddy!

[Anonymous]

"Hello Sir, how are you doing?"