Calling your significant other "momma" or "daddy" or whatever...

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no, dooce is just a website by heather and chuckles (aka former congressman henry "buck" chucklesworth)is the dog and she just yesterday threw in the towel w/ her site. the thread reminded me of the mama/papa thing on that day's page. that is all. (although, i am usually confused also...)

― Ron, Tuesday, 23 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

We're all confused! Yay!

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 23 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

funnily enough a character in the book i'm reading atm ("The Stone Angel" by Margaret Lawrence) says to his wife something along the lines of "i may be crude and uncouth but at least i never call you Mother like those hicks." and when i read it yesterday i thought "eww!"

― katie, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

My parents refer to each other as Mum and Dad when talking to us, ver kids. I don't think that's so odd. They don't do it in other contexts, as far as I know.

― N., Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I occasionally refer to my man as "Daddy" usually when being coy or cute. Like when I'm asking him for money.

― Samantha, Wednesday, 24 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

twelve years pass...

This is a very 70s thing, right? Classic rock. Motorcycle mamas. Christine McVie.

― how's life, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 13:56 (nine years ago) link

it's only creepy until you realize that 'baby' is a much more common and accepted term of endearment

― ciderpress, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 14:07 (nine years ago) link

And then there's people like Robert Plant that use baby and momma interchangeably

― Vinnie, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 14:44 (nine years ago) link

i feel like it becomes innocuous once you have kids and your partner is actually a mama or a daddy

― marcos, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 14:46 (nine years ago) link

i call evryone muthfucka - it makes life so much easier. wanna kiss muthafucka...wanna fight muthafucka...wanna coffee muthafucka...wnaa fuck your mother muthafucka etc

― Queen G, Monday, April 22, 2002 8:00 PM (12 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

― marcos, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 14:46 (nine years ago) link

what about that awesome '70s sobriquet "old lady"

― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 14:47 (nine years ago) link

at least in new orleans "old lady" is still in very common use, i'll say it sometimes tho generally not around my old lady herself

― adam, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 14:58 (nine years ago) link

i like "ol' girl"

― festival culture (Jordan), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 15:32 (nine years ago) link

That starts to sound like you're referring to livestock.

― how's life, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 15:42 (nine years ago) link

http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article8692629.ece/alternates/w620/10-farmer-mchugh.jpg

― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 15:44 (nine years ago) link

I'm ok with "old man". Dont think the missus would dig "old lady" but she does laugh at "ball and chain"

― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 16:17 (nine years ago) link

I was seeing someone who used to call me 'daddy' in bed and found it pretty weird and off-putting but was too English to say anything about it.

― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Thursday, 24 July 2014 18:16 (nine years ago) link

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