Why do you use "papa" instead of "daddy" or "dad"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We speak Spanish at home and my son calls DH "Papi". It's just what stuck when he started speaking. He refers to him as "my dad" when talking to others though. I wonder if he'll switch to dad when he gets older.

My kids are still little, but my niece and nephew, who are college-aged, refer to their father as "Dad" or "my dad" but when speaking to him, he's still Papi.

[Anonymous]

Here's an article on it:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/hipster-dads-now-want-to-be-called-papa

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The faux hippies I know try to push mama and papa; sometimes sticks, sometimes not. Some of those people are annoying as hell, some are not.

My son calls me Mama on occasion...not sure why, but that's his comfort name I guess when he's feeling sad or wants to be babied (he is 4). Otherwise, I am Mom, Mommy, or even my first name.

I've noticed this too. I don't get why as none of the ones I know grew up using those terms. It always makes me feel like they're trying to create some sort of idyllic version of "family" they have in their minds. They also seem to really try to force their kids to be "close" and "friends" even when it's clear they have different personalities and just aren't friends in the way the parents seem to want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My brother In law is "papa" and it's because they are pretentious idiots.

Ditto

[Anonymous]

I've always thought this was so strange. Creepy even.

[Anonymous]

Because we're Canadian and speak French at home.

[Anonymous]

They're wanna be hipsters

[Anonymous]

My DH wanted to be called Papa. No other reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DH wanted to be called Papa. No other reason.

+1 but my DH is Latino, so maybe that's common?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DH wanted to be called Papa. No other reason.

+1 but my DH is Latino, so maybe that's common?

Not in our case - DH is American and Jewish. Calls his own father "Dad". He just wanted to be called Papa and so he is.

[Anonymous]

I speak Spanish and French to my kids (mom speaks English), and the word for Daddy is the same in the both. When they talk to mom about me, they use Daddy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DH wanted to be called Papa. No other reason.

+1 but my DH is Latino, so maybe that's common?

Not in our case - DH is American and Jewish. Calls his own father "Dad". He just wanted to be called Papa and so he is.

Did he say why?
Is he a hipster?

[Anonymous]

Mommy and daddy are too cheesy, and we are foreigners.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It amazes me how clueless people are about the world. People use different words and phrases than you, OP, just because that's what they do. Why do you need a reason? So silly.

We are Mama/Mommy and Dada/Daddy/Papa interchangeably. Not crunchy.

We are Mama/Mumma/Mom/Ma and Dad/Daddy/Papa interchangeably too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because we're Canadian and speak French at home.

Same here. Not even Canadian hipsters. Just regular Canadians.