Or are you stuck with a petname forever?
I mean I'm 19, 2nd year Law student, solve difficult legal problems at university, discuss political situation in the countries... but when I come home I get "hey baby, how did classes go?", "hey kitten, dinner is ready!"
Is it going to stop sometime in the future maybe?
2006-12-06 06:49:05 · 22 answers · asked by ? 6 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
My daughter is 14 and I still call her by her pet name sometimes, which absolutely infuriates her. I don't intend to insult her, and I'm certainly proud she's a tall, strong, smart, beautiful, mature teen; but there's a part of me that will always consider her to be the beautiful little tiny angel baby brought home from the hospital 14 years ago tomorrow.
Cut your parents some slack, if they obviously love you and acknowledge your maturity in other ways, they aren't trying to infantilize you. They're just remembering in you a part that's gone forever and that they cherished. I know for sure that if my daughter became President of the United States and I was alive to see that, there would be a part of me that watched her take the oath of office and remembered her as a beautiful and cuddly baby so warm in my arms as I carried her out of the hospital.
This is another phrase your parents probably use that drives you crazy: if you ever become a parent, you'll understand. I hated it hated it hated it when my parents trotted out that phrase, but I found it to be true: there are lots of things they did, parent-wise, that drove me crazy, but that I understand now that I'm a parent myself.
Hang in there. If the worst thing you can say about your parents is that they call you a babyish pet name, you've got it better than you know. (If you want to get back at them a little, ask them what pet names their parents had for them, and when they call you by a pet name, respond by using theirs: "Hey, kitten, dinner is ready!" "Thanks for telling me, bubsy-doll!")
2006-12-06 08:05:05 · answer #1 · answered by Karin C 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What comes to my mind is that far too many people start having children with no idea as to what is involved. First of all, a proper set of parents have first committed themselves 100% to the other person; they must become completely self-less. Each gives him/herself to the other with the assurance that the other is doing likewise. This does not often occur. If it does not, no children should be brought into the family. Only after it is established that each parent is completely given to the other, then when children are born, each parent gives their entire soul anew to each child. In the end, a true successful family consists only of selfless people. This leads to the real point of my rant here: The best way that my wife and I found to accomplish this with newborn babies clear into adulthood is to LITERALLY respect each child from birth above and beyond every single other person in existence. The child learns that a parent's love overshadows all other people and all other things. From that example (the best teacher is example), the child learns true love, trust, and respect. Doing ANYTHING that hurts a child destroys such a relationship. Yet I have seen parents treat their own children worse than a criminal or sewer rat. When a child understands that the very people who in the ultimate act of love brought him/her into life DO NOT LOVE them, who in all the world will love them? And here is my keystone: we raised three children into adulthood and NEVER did any of them ever do a single, solitary thing to cause my wife or me a moment of grief. There has never been a harsh word exchanged between any children and parent in this family. So, while there may be a world of people who will disagree with our method of child-raising, who among those can claim such a thing in all honesty? I will always say this, "I cannot imagine Jesus hurting a child in any way. Why should it be okay for a child's own parent to not follow His example?" And I am an atheist.
2016-05-23 01:25:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like "Baby" and "Sweetie"
And on Lorenzo's Oil, the mom always said to her son "Darling" "My Love" "Sweetie"
So I can handle it
Rita (or Lorenzo as I call her (Thank you Lorenzo's Oil)) is different, first she has trouble recognising her own name so it's confusing to her. And also her dad would use "pet names" when he was annoyed with her, she thinks we're mad at her if we call her anything else besides Lorenzo!
(She's Autistic so don't be mean towards her please)
No parents don't usually stop with those names
2016-07-10 16:28:17 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it will not stop. Especially from dad. hell im 24 and my dad STILL carries around my baby picture in his wallet. He refuses to put and up to date picture in there. I guess its a mental thing. They just want 2 keep the memory of you as a baby. But as long as they respect you as an adult then I think its ok. Good luck!
2006-12-06 06:56:54 · answer #4 · answered by Kimi 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
some parents never start. but the ones that do usually call the only child or the youngest child names like these. or unless you're just the favorite out of all the kids, lol
2006-12-06 06:52:54 · answer #5 · answered by Natalia 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I would think it depends on the kid. My kid when she was 2-3 was called "sweetie" and "punkin", etc. Now that she's 8, she's starting to become "Lil' Miss Snotbucket" and "Grouchy Pants".
I dread when she's 16-19.
2006-12-06 06:52:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
... that's funny ... my 4 yr old keeps telling me " mommy, why do you keep calling me baby, but tell me to stop acting like one " ... now that's a wake up call for you ... coming from a pre-schooler ... lol ... I don't think I'll ever stop calling her baby ... it's like sweetie or kitten ... it's better than worm ... my dad still calls me that to this day ... worm ... guess I wiggled around too much in his arms when I was little ... !
2006-12-06 07:23:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, my family still calls me by pet name. And I'm 22, married with a son! At least your names aren't as bad as mine (creepy!)
2006-12-06 06:51:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is 30 and has two kids and I still call her pet names because she is is still my little girl. Get used to it. You will understand when you have children of your own.
2006-12-06 06:54:48 · answer #9 · answered by October 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it will never stop. My daughter is 35 and I call her my 'child' and little girl.
She visits when she wants me to be mommy and I accommodate her every time.
Also we still call my oldest sister by her baby name, but she demands others to call her by her proper name.
2006-12-06 06:57:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋