Do you find it creepy when people call their lovers their "Mommy or Daddy"?
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
United States
November 10, 2008 10:46pm CST
maybe im crazy but it turns my stomach when im seeing people with their lovers calling them their "daddy" or "mommy".. and im not talking about some one telling their kid to like talk to their "daddy" but the people that constantly refer to their boyfriend or hubbys as their daddies and daddy buy me this and that... GAG!! too incestuous sounding to me!! am i the only one disturbed by this??
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@ahgong (10064)
• Singapore
11 Nov 08
I guess it is normal after the couple is married for a period of time and they already have a kid.
Cos when they have a kid, they are constantly referring to the wife in front of the kid as Mommy and the reverse is true.
"Tell daddy you want ..."
"Go ask mommy if you can..."
And parents usually refrain from calling each other other names in front of the kid cos the kid will mimic it and call daddy "darling" or mommy "honey".
Over the years, as the kid grows, this "Mommy" and "daddy" terms of endearment replaces the ones that they used to call each other before the kid. And it sticks.
SO it is not surprising to hear married couples calling each other Mommy or Daddy.
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
11 Nov 08
but what about when there are no kids involved???
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@chuangyi (2)
• China
11 Nov 08
It's said in the love relationship,one isn't only a parter of each other, she maybe sometimes his sister,daughter,or mommy. So, a girl in love may embody the most features of a woman, including their maternal instinct. I think this may have sense.
@sid556 (30959)
• United States
12 Nov 08
My ex used to call me "mom" and I so hated it. I never looked at it as incestuous but seriously between us...we had 6 kids. They all lived with us....i was the "mom" to all 4 of my own plus his 2...it was enough. I would have liked to have been something different to him...NO...I needed to be something different to him. I was not married to him and I won't even go as far as to say that was our entire problem but you did hit a sour note....he did view me as the mother and caretaker of all the kids as well as the home. I was that but I was so much more. When his kids called me "mom", I was really flattered but when he called me "mom" I was more than a bit insulted. It kind of made me realize how he looked at me as a person.....not very romantic to say the least.
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@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
12 Nov 08
Oh that's sad! I guess he needed his mom and saw her in you. That's one thing I also hate about that type of situation, it's like instead of being a lover or a partner, you're viewed as someone who has the responsibility to take care of him! Urgh!!!
It's sad though that he was like that, his kids would surely miss their once 'mom'.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
12 Nov 08
sorry i brought up some things in your past .. i know my mom has said to me that she felt she was having to be a mother type figure with my dad because his mother was awful to him.. which is maybe why they use it.. jeeze im slow and i made the discussion!! lol
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
11 Nov 08
I call my bf Daddy sometimes..and he does the same with me (calls me Mama or Mommy etc) and my kids have heard me call him Daddy over the phone which was actually really funny since my daughter was like "did you just call him 'daddy'?" I said "yea" and she goes "awwww thats so cute" I damn near wet myself LOL....The only time i do it out in public though is if I'm being cheeky and play whining for something completely outlandish etc
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@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
11 Nov 08
Yea there are definately couples who really take it to the extreme wihtout a doubt and I have to really wonder about them....especially if there is a HUGE age difference...
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
11 Nov 08
lol yeah but at least you are playing lol.. some of these people get scary
@gemini_rose (16264)
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12 Nov 08
No it is definately strange to hear people do this. My hubby sometimes jokes about and calls me "Mummy" and I get really cross and tell him I am not your mum because if I am then you cant sleep with me anymore! I just thing it is strange for people to do it.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
12 Nov 08
oh i would be mad too!! and i would definitely say the same thing!! my hubby wouldnt dare though because he doesnt understand it either lol
@pheonixstar1982 (2307)
• United States
11 Nov 08
No you are not. Its something i have never understood. I can not imagine being with someone and calling them daddy. To me its sick.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
11 Nov 08
i couldnt say it.. i would puke i think
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@pheonixstar1982 (2307)
• United States
11 Nov 08
Yeah well look how our dads really are..is there any wonder??
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@hildas (3031)
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11 Nov 08
Thank goodness I have never heard anyone doing this. I would certainly think this would be very strange. My husband is quite forward and I know if he heard it from someone he would ask them why they do it and tell them how odd, strange and weird it is. No you are not crazy. I would be disturbed too, if I heard this. Thank goodness I do not hear or see this.
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
11 Nov 08
whats annoying is im seeing it on tv now with usually girls having sugar daddies type thing but only saying daddy.. as if hearing sugar daddy wasnt annoying enough..
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
11 Nov 08
in front of kids makes sense.. my parents did it and it disturbed me but they are a lot older (the age my grandparents should be) so i figured maybe it was just they way they grew up or something.. but im seeing people my age in their 20s doing it with their significant other that has no kids..
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@sweetpeasmom (1325)
• United States
11 Nov 08
Yes I think it is creepy. I have never called my husband daddy or him call me mommy. That is just sick. I think that he would leave me if I ever called him that!! LOL And after meeting his mom , if he ever called me mommy i would have him committed,
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
11 Nov 08
ha.. well i wouldnt stop at committed as far as him mistaking me for her lol..
@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
12 Nov 08
i wonder if they like seriously dont make the connection or what
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@swatilohani (745)
• India
11 Nov 08
Scientifically, psychological studies point out to the fact that the sons have an inherent mother fixation ingrained and similarly, the daughters of the family have a natural father fixation in a normal family set up. That is why a son is unconsciously looking for the same vision of the mother figure in his partner who tends to his emotional needs in most ways possible and vice versa. So when these extensions get distorted, such people may forget that their partners are separate individual identities as well.
@cbreeze (1205)
• United States
11 Nov 08
I can certainly understand the so-called mother or father fixation. I look for characteristics that I admired about my dad in potential partners. After all my father gave me the example of how a man should treat me. He was always caring; he was the provider and protector. He was good to my mother, so he also was the example of what a good husband should be. But I only look for characteristics similar to his, I don't look for a man to take his place. I guess because to me no one could ever take his place or fill his shoes, they could be honey, sweetheart, darling, dear even baby, but never DADDY.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
12 Nov 08
haha who would?? well i guess there are some people that would like to be so they could control them
@ememCz (139)
• Philippines
11 Nov 08
Lol! I don't want to judge those people, but for me, those who are calling their wives as "Mommies" are looking for a Mother Image rather than a wife. They can't forget their mothers and want their wives to have the same views and lifestyle like their own moms. Same goes with wives calling their husbands as "Daddies". I don't want to offend those who are calling their partners like these but same with you Moonlitmagikchild...I don't like it.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
11 Nov 08
i think it started off with people joking bout their boyfriends being their "sugar daddies" then they shortened it and i didnt like it to begin with and shortening it makes it sound perverted
@theredquill (586)
• Philippines
11 Nov 08
I don't find it creepy, but I think it's cheesy. And yes, cheesy things give me goosebumps. But I don't actually mind hearing couples refer to each other as "mommy" or "daddy". That's their business. But I won't use it myself.
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@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
12 Nov 08
No, you're not the only one. I am disturbed too most especially if its boyfriend and girlfriend saying those terms. I mean, that's not acceptable, they're not yet married yet alone are they even mom and dad at this point.
I do have a friend who call each other mommy and daddy, it was really weird. But anyhow, maybe it's acceptable because they looked like a mommy and a daddy. hahahaha... Well, it's actually an insult.
Yeah it's weird and should only be used by married couples who have toddlers or kids most especially if kids are around, to help kids identify and call them mommy or daddy.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
12 Nov 08
yeah to me it would be an insult but i dont have kids nor ever plan to so maybe just viewing myself as a parent period would freak me out lol
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@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
13 Nov 08
you mena the "whose your daddy?" type of thing?
i agree GAG. If im ever asked that my response will be sure as heck not you.
i refer to my boyfriend most often as my boy (ok i know hes a man but yeah) or when im talking to him its sweetie, honey..sometimes DUDE (when im excited to see him cause i have something to tell him)
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
13 Nov 08
i dont get why the guy would wanna ask "whoses your daddy" in bed.. i dont get the appeal he has of it.. but yeah
@jimssaftytips (507)
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11 Nov 08
i think it confuses a young child when they say that. It even bothers some people when their other half calls them that
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
11 Nov 08
yeah i can see it confusing kids.. and it would severely bother me if i was called mommy
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@joanne11386 (14)
• Philippines
11 Nov 08
Well, I have nothing against people calling their love ones like that. It's their choice and if they're happy with it??Let's give them that.
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@cookieweber (316)
• Philippines
11 Nov 08
i'm not bothered by it at all...it's weird for couples without kids using those terms of endearments but for parents, it's natural...cuz parents just get used to referring to their other half as such because of their kids...but for childless couples, yeah it may seem odd...
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
11 Nov 08
Hey you notice a lot of Young people use those expressions. They are just pet names for the mates. Sounds weird to me. I will tell my Husband Ok, Daddy just to be smart because he is always trying to tell me what to do.
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@moonlitmagikchild (22181)
• United States
12 Nov 08
to each their own i guess but you wont catch me or my hubby saying it though lol.. we dont have kids but even if we did i dont think we would unless it was to tell the kid to ask its dad or something