Poll

What Do Your Kids Call You?

Abba
14 (16.9%)
Dad/Daddy
22 (26.5%)
Ta/Tatty
45 (54.2%)
Pa/Papa
2 (2.4%)

Total Members Voted: 82

Author Topic: Abba, Daddy, Or Tatty?  (Read 8854 times)

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Re: Abba, Daddy, Or Tatty?
« Reply #20 on: November 21, 2013, 09:24:57 PM »
I have an Aba and an Ima/Mommy.

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Re: Abba, Daddy, Or Tatty?
« Reply #21 on: November 21, 2013, 09:33:25 PM »
Idk I would feel very weird calling my wife mommy
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Re: Abba, Daddy, Or Tatty?
« Reply #22 on: November 21, 2013, 09:44:50 PM »
Abba
And I sometimes call my wife ima in front of my kids.
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Re: Abba, Daddy, Or Tatty?
« Reply #23 on: November 21, 2013, 09:50:50 PM »
Originally thought I'd be Daddy but switched over to Tatty when Rafi was about 2 months old.
My father goes by Abba.
ok so I'm Daddy b/c my father is. I think Tatty and Abba are more popular (IME) although I guess the poll will tell
do people base it on their own father or their wife's?

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Re: Abba, Daddy, Or Tatty?
« Reply #24 on: November 21, 2013, 09:57:01 PM »
Abba
And I sometimes call my wife ima in front of my kids.
Thank you.  Someone sticking up for me.

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Re: Abba, Daddy, Or Tatty?
« Reply #25 on: November 21, 2013, 09:58:39 PM »
My neighbors, who must be over 70 and are great-grandparents, call each other Tatty and Mommy.
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Re: Abba, Daddy, Or Tatty?
« Reply #26 on: November 21, 2013, 10:02:21 PM »
My neighbors, who must be over 70 and are great-grandparents, call each other Tatty and Mommy.
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Re: Abba, Daddy, Or Tatty?
« Reply #27 on: November 21, 2013, 10:03:39 PM »
Abba
And I sometimes call my wife ima in front of my kids.


Thank you.  Someone sticking up for me.


Which is why when our first kid started talking, we started referring to each other as mommy and totty...even after bedtime.  Wait, what is my wife's name again?
I never said after bedtime :P
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Re: Abba, Daddy, Or Tatty?
« Reply #28 on: November 21, 2013, 10:10:05 PM »
Totty.


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Re: Abba, Daddy, Or Tatty?
« Reply #29 on: November 21, 2013, 10:11:43 PM »

I never said after bedtime :P
Fine, so I retract my appreciation.

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Re: Abba, Daddy, Or Tatty?
« Reply #30 on: November 21, 2013, 10:12:38 PM »
Poppa. My Grandfather was Pa. Likes the sound so I'm a Poppa.
this Video
helped my kids say my name a lot easier.
your kids call you banana?

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Re: Abba, Daddy, Or Tatty?
« Reply #31 on: November 21, 2013, 10:12:51 PM »
I'm Abba, my wife is Mommy. I refer to my wife as Mommy only when I'm talking directly TO my child about my wife. Otherwise, even if my child is right in front of me, if I'm calling my wife I use her name or a nickname.

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Re: Abba, Daddy, Or Tatty?
« Reply #32 on: November 21, 2013, 10:52:03 PM »
IME many husbands call their wives their name to their face while many wives call their husbands Aba/Tatty/Daddy even when talking to them.
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Re: Abba, Daddy, Or Tatty?
« Reply #33 on: November 21, 2013, 10:57:30 PM »
I call my wife mommy almost all the time but she always uses my name and not tatty...
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Re: Abba, Daddy, Or Tatty?
« Reply #34 on: November 21, 2013, 11:00:02 PM »
Am I alone here?  It is an age thing?  Who here was born in the 70's (or prior)?0

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Re: Abba, Daddy, Or Tatty?
« Reply #35 on: November 21, 2013, 11:00:44 PM »
I call my wife mommy almost all the time but she always uses my name and not tatty...
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Re: Abba, Daddy, Or Tatty?
« Reply #36 on: November 21, 2013, 11:10:10 PM »
Pops.

And my wife and I call each other Pops and Mommy usually even though our child hasn't begun talking yet.

And yes, sometimes even after said child is asleep.
Am I alone here?  It is an age thing?  Who here was born in the 70's (or prior)?0
No.
No.

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Re: Abba, Daddy, Or Tatty?
« Reply #37 on: November 21, 2013, 11:41:34 PM »
Am I alone here?  It is an age thing?  Who here was born in the 70's (or prior)?0
My boy is only 13 months old, but when he"ll get older it"ll definitely be Totty/Mommy.

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Re: Abba, Daddy, Or Tatty?
« Reply #38 on: November 21, 2013, 11:53:32 PM »
My boy is only 13 months old, but when he"ll get older it"ll definitely be Totty/Mommy.
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Re: Abba, Daddy, Or Tatty?
« Reply #39 on: November 22, 2013, 12:30:01 AM »
I don't understand why people call their spouse mommy when they're talking to her. I would understand if you tell your kid give this to mommy and not say your wifes name but to speak to each other referring to each other as daddy and mommy I never understood. If someone doesn't mind explaining it to me I'd really appreciate it.