I don't think the phenomenon of people bestowing a nickname on you will ever go away. And the concept of names in general is funny to me. Sure, I have a legal name that's tied to my professional name, but there are people in my life who don't address me by that name at all, and I would consider it an affront if they do. And I'm not talking about just having a shortened name or a different name. If someone in my life exclusively addresses me as "darling" or "honey" or "kid," is that not my actual name to them? My parents, like countless parents before them, refer to themselves as "mom" and "dad" when addressing their kids, and like many parents, they have gotten used to it so much they start to call each other "mom" and "dad" even when their kids are not around. I don't think I've ever heard my parents say their "actual" names to each other. As far as I'm concerned, my mom is named "Mom" and my dad is named "Dad." The names on their driver's licenses is just an identity of a life that is not relevant to me. They will always be "Mom" and "Dad" to me.
Yeah I made this point to my mom the one time I messed up her written glyphic name, which is in my brain phonetically. You're literally just mom. Still I've gotten it right since 👀👀👀👀
I don't think the phenomenon of people bestowing a nickname on you will ever go away. And the concept of names in general is funny to me. Sure, I have a legal name that's tied to my professional name, but there are people in my life who don't address me by that name at all, and I would consider it an affront if they do. And I'm not talking about just having a shortened name or a different name. If someone in my life exclusively addresses me as "darling" or "honey" or "kid," is that not my actual name to them? My parents, like countless parents before them, refer to themselves as "mom" and "dad" when addressing their kids, and like many parents, they have gotten used to it so much they start to call each other "mom" and "dad" even when their kids are not around. I don't think I've ever heard my parents say their "actual" names to each other. As far as I'm concerned, my mom is named "Mom" and my dad is named "Dad." The names on their driver's licenses is just an identity of a life that is not relevant to me. They will always be "Mom" and "Dad" to me.
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I don’t call my wife mom. I call her Mother.
I been that bitch, yes I love that drama
Fishy, feminine up-and-comer
From the Clintons to the Obamas
I keep it tight, now they call me Mother
If anything, calling my parents by their actual names feels out-of-place to both my parents and me.
Yeah I made this point to my mom the one time I messed up her written glyphic name, which is in my brain phonetically. You're literally just mom. Still I've gotten it right since 👀👀👀👀