growing up as a teenager now, born in early 1990s, and living in New England i can't say it is rather common that i or my friends call their Dads 'sir.' but that might have been common ten or so years ago but i can't comment on that
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Do you call your Dad 'sir'?
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growing up as a teenager now, born in early 1990s, and living in New England i can't say it is rather common that i or my friends call their Dads 'sir.' but that might have been common ten or so years ago but i can't comment on that
90% of the time, I call my father "Dad."
The other 10%, I do use "Sir", usually following "Yes." He doesn't seem to mind, his having served in the Army and National Guard and all.
I would never call my dad by his name, because it's my name, too. He's Sr., and I'm Jr. It would seem really awkward to me.
The other 10%, I do use "Sir", usually following "Yes." He doesn't seem to mind, his having served in the Army and National Guard and all.
I would never call my dad by his name, because it's my name, too. He's Sr., and I'm Jr. It would seem really awkward to me.
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I have no idea. A random brain-fart of mine almost two years ago zombie-stalks the forums. The things that people dig up from god only knows where.
If I go back to the the first post and think about the time and the place where I went to school, and what industries these families were in in the mid-1970s, then perhaps it's a regional and generational thing. It just seemed oddly old-fashioned at the time to kids who weren't from the US.
A strip of land on the coast? Sure. We can all come visit and make sandcastles... Dadman.
I like it. Suits you... sir.
A strip of land on the coast? Sure. We can all come visit and make sandcastles... Dadman.
Cape Dadman—best sandcastles in the world!
(I hear that a cape costs less than an isthmus and is easier to pronounce.)
Nope, never in his lifetime.
How about the other side, do your kids call you Sir.
No kids, but my eldest nephew calls me Sir.
Somewhat jarring.
How about the other side, do your kids call you Sir.
No kids, but my eldest nephew calls me Sir.
Somewhat jarring.
I've never known of anyone who calls their dad 'sir'. Maybe in films (Dead Poet's Society?) but not IRL. Sounds really strange.
When he was alive, I would use pops, poppa, dad, and sir. BTW, it would have been interesting if the OP would have had a poll [4.5 years ago! ], and done such by regions of the respondents' country
maybe using sir is more of a US and then a more prevalent in the south / midwest. LOL, my boss's boss gets irked at me when I call him sir. Nevertheless, the way I was raised [and how my sons were both raised] the word 'sir' is a sign of respect / admiration, for elders, strangers, and those above you in an organization. Vast majority of the time my boys call me dad.
], and done such by regions of the respondents' country
maybe using sir is more of a US and then a more prevalent in the south / midwest. LOL, my boss's boss gets irked at me when I call him sir. Nevertheless, the way I was raised [and how my sons were both raised] the word 'sir' is a sign of respect / admiration, for elders, strangers, and those above you in an organization. Vast majority of the time my boys call me dad.No.
I was born in 1947, and even back then in Europe the idea that you would call your own father sir, seems so stupid.
I was born in 1947, and even back then in Europe the idea that you would call your own father sir, seems so stupid.
Nope, I called my father "dad".
Unfortunately, he died at the age I am now. So I don't get to talk to him much any more.
A suggestion...aside from calling him whatever you call him, make sure "I love you" gets said, too.
Unfortunately, he died at the age I am now. So I don't get to talk to him much any more.
A suggestion...aside from calling him whatever you call him, make sure "I love you" gets said, too.
A suggestion...aside from calling him whatever you call him, make sure "I love you" gets said, too.
Agreed.
I call him Dad.
Never to my Dad (or ma'am for my mother for what it's worth). Though I was raised to, and still do, refer to any man around my parents age as 'Sir'. Interestingly, I usually always say 'Ma'am' regardless of age (except around friends/ certain social situations. I'm going to hit on a girl at the bar by starting out 'Ma'am...' ).
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