I called him Dad, Vati, and Pop. I miss him.

Anonymous wrote:I call him Papa, which is the French word for Dad/Daddy (there's no difference).

There definitely is a cultural/linguistic difference. In French the options are essentially père (formal or the equivalent to “father”) or papa (which most people use these days as an informal alternative regardless of age). Unlike English where in lieu of the formal “father” most adults/adolescents use Dad informally and Daddy tends to be reserved for little kids. That’s not to say there’s anything wrong with an adult using the term if it’s their preference, but it’s definitely less common (and might get some head turns).

It’s a southern thing. I remember my 50 something parents, aunts and uncles calling my grandfather Daddy.

Daddy when I was a kid. dad when I was a young adult. Now that he’s 90 I call him daddy again.

Anonymous wrote:My dad called me at work and I answered, "Hi Daddy" which my co-worker thought was weird and babyish. I thought this was common. I don't have a daddy complex. It just seems strange at this point to call him Dad.

No, I don't.

I think it's weird and rude of your co-worker to let you know what they thought, though.

I’m 48 and call my dad Daddy, Dad, and Daddy-o.

Anonymous wrote:The worst is when women refer to their fathers as Daddy when talking to other people. “Daddy didn’t like the idea of me driving from Charleston to Nashville by myself, so he bought me a plane ticket.”

I call my parents mommy and daddy and I’m 38 years old.

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I call my father either Dad or Daddy. I call my mom either Mom or Mommy. If I'm speaking to one of my kids then I say "your grandfather" or "your grandmother" usually.

I call him Papa, which is the French word for Dad/Daddy (there's no difference).

My grown friend and her sisters call their parents mommy and daddy. It's so weird.

The worst is when women refer to their fathers as Daddy when talking to other people. “Daddy didn’t like the idea of me driving from Charleston to Nashville by myself, so he bought me a plane ticket.”

No

Anonymous wrote:Weirdly, I call him Dad when I'm talking to him, but if talking to my Mom about him its "Daddy." Not entirely sure why....

This.