I know its been done a million times but... LITTLE MAN

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My child will not be called little man. The reason? You shout that in public and every boy child aged 10 or under will turn around.

Ive had it with Facebook updates about 'My little man...', people saying to me about my bump 'Hows that little man doing?', and conversations with family members about how well their little men are doing at school. We dont call daughters 'Little women'???

What did we call our sons before this awful meme started?! And how to I subtley veer DP away from doing it?!

AIBU?

I dont think little man is in the same league as the prince or princess... blergh

I call my DS2 'young man' but its between us and not bellowed out anywhere

Good grief - haven't you got anyhting better to witter about?

I often call DS little man, big man, biscuit, baby bear...all terms of affection.

And so what if it's not 'original'? DH often calls me darling, but I don't get all confused.

I do still think OP is right. Little man is bellowed everywhere where I live. I love some of the other nicknamesb people have come up with, they seem more personal, thats all.

DS1 is my little man - he is 12

DS2 is my little rock god he is 3

I'D rather hear little man than LO any day

YANBU It is as annoying as "Little Lady" which I often here...maybe it's where I live though.

I do say "Laadypants" to my DD's...is that bad?

Obviously I meant "Ladypants" not "Laadypants" which should be read in a Southern American accent...

Is wee fella ok? Probably not. My mum used to call my DS the wee fella when referring to him when he was younger (she's Scots). I like it and wee man.

Really, Litchick? You know, by doing so, you have just outed yourself as common?

I'm shocked.

NOT.

:o

I thought this was going to be a thread about short blokes. Disappointing.

I don't mind Little Man. What I can't stand is Mummy's little soldier. Grim.

I said it once and was mortified. I am such a twat.

Same here, usual.

DS, his name is the Scots Gaelic for 'stream'.

But often enough, he is 'wee man'.

Common Jock variety he is, though.

Should have called him Tarquin or Torqhuil and nothing but.

Don't know what I was thinking. Something must be in the water here.

expat - I a northern so being common is in my DNA

I am also regularly called Mummy, which I've heard a lot of small people shouting in the Supermarket..even Asda...does that make me super-common?

Although I still don't get too confused.

Surely it is "mammy" Litchick? You being a common northerner and all....

I must be common then.

First off, my husband and children are Jocks. They even speak like them!

The girls call me 'Mummy' all the time, and although we have no large supermarkets out here, their being teuchtars, when we were in Edinburgh we went to an ASDA and they called me 'Mummy'.

DH calls DS 'wee man' all the time. Many others do as well.

We must be surrounded by commoners.