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Old Dec 06, 2010, 11:18 AM
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Poohbah
 
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Originally Posted by Omers View Post
Rainbow8 I was so relieved to hear you talking about your mom. From the time I started talking until 4th grade I called my mother by her fitrst name. It bugged her second husband and he insisted it stop... So I started calling her mom after a $50 bribe! Once he was gone so was the mom... back to her first name. The only time I call her mom is when I am pissed because I need a motherly response from her and she isn't giving it!
My dad and all his brothers called their father by his first name, not "Dad". They all grew up from the 1940's - 1960's, and none of them know how or why it started.
Thanks for this!
Omers