Dads – What do you children call you?

Dad from my two and sometimes papa from my daughter (11)

Daddy, mine is 8 1/2

Mine call me “Can I….”

At least, that’s what it feels like

My kids have called me Dave as long as I can remember, the only time it worried me was when I took one of the girls to help me choose a ring as a present for the wife.

wasnt expecting to see another ‘dave’ dad on this thread. my two lads have called me dave (it is actually my name, not a fools and horses thing) for as long as i remember. not quite as embarrassing as a daughter calling you it in the shops i spose, it just used to make me thing people thought i was a stepdad or something.
friends and family used to look at them a bit strange and give them the old “why are you calling your dad dave??” thing but everyones used to it now.
now theyre adults i spose it doesnt seem as strange, i could be their ‘mate’ but yeah its always been dave and i quite like it actually, bit different.

My daughters 6 and she already refers to me as “cash machine”

Daddy, dad, dadda or Steve if they’re feeling extra cheeky. 4&1/2 and 2&1/2 yr old boys. The bebe just smiles and gurgles, but he’s only 3&1/2 months

Kids are 5, 7 and 12 and names vary from the usual Dad to father from the oldest and smelly pants etc. when messing around.

Kids 22, 21 and 18 – all call me Dad and always have.

Not my kids, as that’s not happening for another 12(ish) days, but my parents didn’t want to be called mum and dad, and after about 10 I didn’t really want to call them mummy and daddy, mother/father or mater/pater seems so formal, first names just a bit weird, so settled on madre/padre, which I still use, and I’m 30 now.

6 & 9 “Daddy” for now.

I call my father by his first name, and have done since I was about 17. And I refer to him has “Father”. But then Im in my 40s and he’s in his 70s. “Daddy” would sound weird yelled across the pub.

10 and 14. Still Daddy 🙂

When he was younger it was Daddy-Dom, now it’s grunt. Unless he wants me to buy him something, then it’s Dad.

Respected Father.

Dad.

There are very few things,that will beat that first time you hear them shouting for you at a race finish.

Dad, Daddy, Daddo, Dave, Dummy and occasionally Father in the style of Daniel Simonssen from Vic and Bob’s House of Fools

(7 and 4)

Dad or Daddy.

Has taken to calling me ‘darling’ when i tuck him in bed on a night for some reason.

Dad, Daddy, Papa at various ages. And I seem to have accidentally trained them to say “Daddy’s a God” when I do stuff which surprises and impresses them. They seem to be impressed easily, so my wife is not happy about this development.

12 and 10, and still call me Daddy. Because I am the…..

Youngest calls me farzcher (can’t type it how it’s pronounced, i think it’s an Austin Powers derived sort of teutonic sound)

And probably lots of other things when I’m out of earshot

2 and 5, daddy or dad.

Or, if I post OT in the bike forum, “a **** idiot”

Tatty (2)

*blows raspberry* (5 months)

I was always daddy but now she’s 7 I have become dad. I actually prefer dad, it makes me smile every time she says it.

Papa, they’re half French but it’s the only French word that they use regularly

I expressed a preference to be called Sir, but it never caught on for some reason 🙁 so it’s always been Dad, at least within earshot !!

Chief Cheb or Geeza. Sometimes Dad.
From a 32 yr old & a 29 yr old.

Uncle Martin.

My name isn’t Martin. I am not their uncle.

Youngest daughter who is nearly 11 calls me Daddy, and my eldest daughter who is 22 … says I hate you ! feelings mutual princess !

I’m 20, call mine dad or if he’s ignoring me colin, so he responds thinking it’s my mum

7 year old daughter has strict rules for me – if she calls me Dad, I have to answer yes, If she calls me Daddy, I answer yessy and if she calls me Dadda, I answer Yessa.

3 year old son calls me DaddaDaddaDaddaDaddaDaddaDadda and hides very badly without stopping shouting and giggling.

Fun times.

16 and 9 always been dad and mam

Called my parents mam and dad, but my sister(49) now calls mam, mum which I find strange. Started about 10 years ago?

Well I don’t have kids but if I did I would insist on “Your Lordship”.

Kids are 4,6,8 & 10 and there’s no fixed rules for any of them so anything from Dad, Daddy, Dada and on the odd occasion papa or Dave

With mine it’s always been Dad and they’re now 20 and 25.

ba ba!

Fam

Mine generally daddy, sometimes dad, occasionally pops. If they have been bad I insist on Father

I got my young ‘un calling her mother ‘Mater’ to wind up the missus. She’s retaliated by telling little breathe what the German for father is, so I get called Farty now. 😆

Sheldon

16yo (soon 17) still insists on Daddy and Mummy, merrily in front of all of his mates and girlfriend. When asked whether he is self conscious about it he says “that’s just what you’re called, it’s no big deal to anyone.” Given he is 6ft1 and I’m a meagre 5ft8 and he’s physically superior to me in just about every way, I’m not arguing 🙂

Helps that he has 8, 11 and 14 year old brothers too who are still in the daddy mindset (though I can see at least one of them wanting to change up to dad so they fit in with their friends – as I did aged about 14. I can still remember asking parent’s permission to move away from the “childish” mummy and daddy that I used up to that point).

Not a father but I call mine “Dad” or “Old Man” occasionally. Although, as my nieces calls him “Gramps” I have occasionally used this too.

My Girlfriend has always called her parents by their first name. The explanation was when you are in a park or whatever all kids are shouting mummy or daddy but if you hear your name it draws your attention quicker. Which is true, ever been in a crowded pub and hear your name muttered? it is like an extra sense. 🙂