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what did you call you father growing up?

Father name single choice
	Father
	Dad
	Daddy
	Pop
	By his name
	Other
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Nobody on this one? I just thought it was an interesting question.

I think there's a huge difference between being a dad and being a father. A father includes every man who can produce a child. Many fathers aren't even in their childs life. A dad by contrast is a man who is there for that child every day. A man who raises that child. Many men are dad's of children of whom they did not father.

I called him Dad for about 12 years, then went back and forth between Dad and a-whole for the rest of his life.

Regardless, I loved him very much.

Father/Son relationships can be weird sometimes.

I agree with you, except I usually just say sperm donor... I still have some respect for the term father, but 100% agree with where you're coming from...

I typically call my dad, 'dad'... occasionally I've referred to him as my father when talking to others... but it feels to formal for my dad... I call him papa now frequently because that's his granddad name...

Hard/ a not simple question- societal differences and complicated. Growing up- what ages? Which generation were you born into? Short explanation- I'm a baby boomer- born to a young, WWII veteran, who joined military- he was just like Robert Duvall in "The Great Santini" or worse. I called him- SIR all thru my teens. In later life, when he'd matured and I had it finally became Dad. I'd bet lot of racial and cultural differences too. Good question, all things can be complicated.

Wow, sir never entered my mind. We are similar age. I was one of the few not calling him dad. It was Pop all his life.