She's 12 and she's calling me daddy, what do I do?

My 12 year old daughter is turning 13 soon and she's still calling me daddy. I just want advice from anyone here who is a parent and has children of this age calling them this. It doesn't bother me too much but I am curious as to what age they stop doing that and say mum or dad for example. Thanks!

You got me :rofl:

Title sounds weird

The clickbait, wow... :facepalm2:

Sounds like a daddy issue.

Reply 4

TheonlyMrsHolmes

19

My 19 year old friend still calls her father "daddy".

Reply 5

currysawcc

Interesting title!

If it's something that's bothering you, maybe talk to her about it and see how she feels about calling you dad instead - it may just be force of habit. It's a name, it may just stick! And if it isn't hurting you then it's certainly nothing to worry about. I have eighteen year old friends still calling their parents mummy and daddy, it's just a habit and what they've grown up with! :smile:

Reply 6

Airmed

21

The clickbait is real. :lol:

But then, I'm 20 and I called my daddy my daddy (or his first name :tongue:

). I'm banned from calling him Dad. :rofl:

Reply 7

Pikachū

2

does she call your wife mamacita

Reply 8

l'etranger

2

Buy her an icecream.

Original post by Pikachū

does she call your wife mamacita

FFS

not this

Reply 9

the bear

20

by this age she should really be calling you Pater

Reply 10

Treblebee

18

Well, tbh I always used to wonder about this too, bc my siblings and I address our parents as Mummy and Daddy (oldest is 17), and nobody else seems to do it... but one time, I heard a PhD student referring to his "daddy", so I figured that it's probably just that with some people, the title sticks. I just can't imagine calling my father "Dad" to his face XP

Reply 11

Pikachū

2

Original post by l'etranger

Buy her an icecream.

FFS :rofl:

not this

ay papi 😩😩😩

Reply 12

inactive100

8

I'm almost 16 and i still call my dad daddy 😂 im so used to it that I'd it feels so strange to use dad.

I mean if that's what she's been doing all her life then just let her, unless you really don't want her to then just say

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"Daddy."

On a scale of 0-10 on the clickbait epicness scale, 0 being blindingly obvious and 10/10 being @WoodyMKC-esque, I give this a 7!

Reply 15

math42

20

I've heard far older girls refer to parents as mummy/daddy

Reply 16

TeenRose29

18

Clickbait. :colonhash:

Reply 17

CTLeafez

22

I don't think a girl calling their father "daddy" is seen as a problem, I doubt any kids would bully them. If they were a boy though, you probably should ween them off that name or just do it behind closed doors XD

Reply 18

WannaBMedStudent

11

Original post by Darren A

My 12 year old daughter is turning 13 soon and she's still calling me daddy. I just want advice from anyone here who is a parent and has children of this age calling them this. It doesn't bother me too much but I am curious as to what age they stop doing that and say mum or dad for example. Thanks!

lmao- I'm 18 turning 19 and I still call my parents mommy and daddy :colondollar:

( not when talking to my friends/others about them Lol) . I don't think it's something I'll grow out of tbh. I would like to think it will happen naturally

Reply 19

Act of War

OP

12

Original post by WannaBMedStudent

lmao- I'm 18 turning 19 and I still call my parents mommy and daddy :colondollar:

( not when talking to my friends/others about them Lol) . I don't think it's something I'll grow out of tbh. I would like to think it will happen naturally

Oh I see, thank you for your perpsective!

She's 12 and she's calling me daddy, what do I do?

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