Do you allow your children to call you by your first name?

I agree with you about the occasional need to refer to ones parent by their first name. When I or my siblings do that it does not come across as rude and generally evokes laughter. I'm not sure I agree with you about your son being too young. He is experimenting no doubt but this is also the age when many of the things they learn becomes concreted into their habits. Trying to break it later when they now feel its okay to do so may be a challenge (as well as it may not be for some). The terrible twos is a tricky stage in a child's life. I am told many parents are caught off guard as they tend to believe their baby is still a "baby". I remember going through that with our nephew. It just seemed too hard to correct some things when we figured he would grow it out (as we would say). Happy Mylotting and continue being a great mom

I should mention too that this only became possible when we became teenagers and the family rules and values were well seasoned into our bones.

I recall when my own daughter would call me by my first name and call my sister mommmy and my sister's husband daddy. I think it was because my sister had 4 children and all my daughter heard them call her was mommy and him daddy but she would hear them call me by my first name and her own father was not around all the time. That quickly changed as she began to see the family dynamic and she has been calling my mommy and her own father daddy ever since.

Right on Nish. Its not good to have parent and child behaving as equals. There is a distinguished line placed there by life itself and it should be maintained. Parents should have a good relationship with their kids without losing their role. Happy mylotting

I think that is why I have so much respect for my grandparents. They took the role of mommy and daddy for me and did the very best they could at all times to see that I had all the things I needed. Likewise, my birth father who had many years of living the fast life has calmed down considerably and is one of my best friends. He knows he does not need to "father" me , but he is there when I need him and a great person to talk to. Right now with both my grandparents deceased, he is the one person who knows me best, besides my daughter.

Ha ha ha. Cute indded. Its good she got your daughter on the offensive and reminded her of just who you were. I love to hear kids challenge each other. Gives you an idea of their level of determination and their ability to own their own.

Hi Apples Old fashioned or not that was well said in my opinion. Thanks for sharing and happy mylotting.

I understand you addressing your dad by his first name. Its highly unlikely I would call him dad either. The important thing is that your daughter gets to finally understand. Happy mylotting

And thats the way I believe it ought to be Zull. Happy mylotting

I was raised by maternal grandparents so they were mom and dad for me and I could not imagine calling them by their first names. We call most people we know by their names so the names mom and dad hold a special place that no one else can fill.

Well put. I have never taken when my kids call me carebear as disrespectful. I will always be mom too.

Doesn't sound disrespectful to me. In this case it seems youand your kids have a relationship where they feel comfortable goofing around with their parents and vice versa. In my opinion that sort of relationship tightens the bond between parent and child. It is important to strike a balance. As I mentioned to a poster earlier there were times we referred to our parents by their first name but it was not disrespectful and done in a way to establish equality. We could also joke with our Dad especially and call him nicknames he was called by his friends. It was all in good fun but he was still Daddy and that line was never broken. The in laws reaction may be understandable but the family bond is far more important. We did not like to feel as if our parents were imposing someone else's rules or values on us and we would tell them so whenever it seemed that way. Its just important for parents to know what they are about and to ensure that they strike a balance and not lose their identity.

I should mention too that this only became possible when we became teenagers and the family rules and values were well seasoned into our bones.

Thanks for sharing Sourav.