“Little man”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess we all have terms that creep us out. I personally don't mind 'little man' but I can't stand when people refer to their husband as 'hubby' and I cringe when I hear dads refer to themselves as 'papa.'

HUBBY!!! Ugh I just dry heaved! That word makes my skin crawl

Me too!! But the worst is when a woman calls her husband Babe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess we all have terms that creep us out. I personally don't mind 'little man' but I can't stand when people refer to their husband as 'hubby' and I cringe when I hear dads refer to themselves as 'papa.'

HUBBY!!! Ugh I just dry heaved! That word makes my skin crawl

Me too!! But the worst is when a woman calls her husband Babe.

Yes!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about: son, kid, boy, baby, etc. Calling your baby or toddler “little man” is barf inducing.

Also hate little lady, princess, etc. It all just sounds too cutesy and precious, and conjures strict gender stereotypes.

I call my 7 year old little man or little dude. I'll start carrying barf bags just in case I run into you.

[Anonymous]

I have an American friend who refers to herself as “mum.”

[Anonymous]

Hah. I cringed this weekend when I heard a fellow parent ask their 7yo DS (at a soccer game) if he needs to "use the potty" before the game started. Fun stuff

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hah. I cringed this weekend when I heard a fellow parent ask their 7yo DS (at a soccer game) if he needs to "use the potty" before the game started. Fun stuff

Admittedly, we swap between bathroom and potty still. DS is 7 and it is just habit to refer to the bathroom as the potty for him.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People will be offended by anything.

And yes, he is technically a little man. Sorry.

Wrong.


man
/man/
noun
1.
an adult human male

So a “little man” would mean an adult male of small stature.

Also, it’s not an “offense”, but merely a mild irritation.

-OP

Ok. Now the definition of little and then put them together.

lit·tle
/?lidl/
Learn to pronounce
adjective
small in size, amount, or degree

I stand by the bolded

-op

I like you, OP. I hate little man, littles, and kiddos. Also mama and papa. Yes I'm judgemental and should not care so much, but I find the terms really grating.

NP here - What terms of endearment do you use for your kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I guess we all have terms that creep us out. I personally don't mind 'little man' but I can't stand when people refer to their husband as 'hubby' and I cringe when I hear dads refer to themselves as 'papa.'

HUBBY!!! Ugh I just dry heaved! That word makes my skin crawl

Me too!! But the worst is when a woman calls her husband Babe.

Yes!

I will forever associate that with one of the best, but most cringeworthy episodes of The Office, when Michael and Jan host the uncomfortable dinner party.

[Anonymous]

So much going on in the world and you spend time being irritated about terms of endearment not directed at yourself or your own children. Ain't nobody got time for that.