AIBU to think different towards this woman who referred to her dh as...

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dad at the village fete?

i thought at first it was her dad but then realised it was her husband.

how odd.

or does anyone else do this.
is this a torygraph reader habit?

Only when my comments are specifically aimed at DD - "bye bye Daddy" - that kind of thing. My Mum refers to me as "Mummy" whenever DD is around, even if it's not a comment to DD, and it really freaks me out. I want to say "I'm not your Mummy, you're mine!".

I have been known to refer to dp as 'their dad' if the children are not around but I am speaking to someone I don't know very well about something to do with dp regarding the children.
With someone I know I would say his first name, or I might say 'my partner'.
If we are all together I will refer to him as 'daddy' to the children if I am say, asking the 2yo to give him something, or saying 'where's daddy'.
If I speak directly to dp I use his name or Oi.

I have twice called DH daddy when the kids were not around. But it is not yeuk - it is having a brain full of crap from having three kids and generally being busy.I have on occasion called my DD by the dogs name

My mum occasionally called my dad 'dad' - but that too was habit. They had eight kids so he was dad nearly all the time for twnety odd years. i think that is allowed.

We have friends where the bloke has been known to refer to his wife as mummy when their DD isn't around. I wanted to vom, and asked whether there was something weird going on.

I only ever say Daddy if I am asking DS something to do with him. Otherwise we use our names - DS will now say mummy followed by my name if I'm not paying attention.

My mother calls me 'mother' sometimes and also used to call my grandma 'mother. It really pisses me off and think it's a way of depersonalising someone.

However would refer to exH as daddy in front of DCs. I also hate when exH says 'ask your mother'.

For goodness sakes, it might not be something you would do, but YABU if it causes you to judge that person and makes you feel 'differently' towards them (quoting the title).

As if there aren't enough things in this world to get worked up about!

lots of people do this. My SIL does it all the time.
I think YABU, for it to "make you think differently" about her.

My grandparents do it all the time then have to remember who they're talking to. It's easily done.

MIL still calls her deceased husband "DADDY" when talking to DH - I find it really creepy.

I was talking to the mum of a child DS is friendly with she was telling the teacher that the childs dad was not happy and said "DAD says NO" - I did think it was strange but then she refers to her other children as "the girl" and "the boy"

Odd but I guess it doesnt hurt anyone!!

I hate being called 'mother' by my dh but he only does it to wind me up -annoying feck

Wierdly,ds calls dh by his first name, he never calls him dad/daddy,I used to hate but he wont budge on it and dh is totally chilled about it-he says its up to ds.

i call dh by his name or refer to 'your daddy' with dd. i made it v. clear the minute i got pregnant that dh was never to call me 'mummy' out of context as i would leave him.

bibi3 - I thought that at first as well! LOL. It sounds like a good insult. "He's a dad at the village fete, him."

This drives me mad! My MiL refers to me, my mother, herself and her own mother all as Mum. It's really confusing trying to have a conversation with her. I end up completely flummoxed by some of the things she says before realising she's talking about someone other than who I think she is.

I call my ex- Dad or Daddy all the time - much politer than the names I'm really thinking (really need an evil emotcion!).

He he my Mum STILL does this - when shes talking to me she'll correct herself "Alan did such and such - sorry, I mean Dad' - I know who Alan is Mum, I'm 27! Bless her.

My FIL calls my MIL "Grandma".

My SIL calls my brother "Dad"

I think it's sick slightly odd

I call DH daddy in front of the kids but when the kids aren't around he'll always be called by his name...

sadly i do it

t is something my kids always do at fetes.

Just posted this on another thread - but it seems appropriate here too.

my mum used to do this because my dad and brother are bothe called Alistair!

I'd find it far far worse if she referred to her 'hubby'. Or worse, hubbie.

wow. I cant see the problem really. each to their own.

I've done this occasionally, ive even called DP Daddy..it looks bad But you do get into a habit, cant see that its important really/.

Pagwatch I'm so glad I'm not the only one to have got my daughters and dogs names mixed up.