Why is it considered disrespectful for people to call their parents by their first name? Would you care if your child called you by your first name?

[Anonymous]

He accidentally called her Becky. And now she's just waiting until the photo's over so she can slap the shit out of him. 😂

It feels normal to call anyone else by their first name except my mother. 😂 She even prefers to be called a form of "mom."

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[hahahmm]

I would never let ANY kid on earth call me by my first name. When they try I just ignore them. I grew up showing respect to elders by calling them what they wanted to be called so I know it’s easy for the kid to do it.

It’s disrespectful because adults believe it is — well some do. If you want your kid to call you by your first name go ahead but they will be calling your neighbor/friend Mr./Miss at some point regardless

[SkipStop]

It is? Never heard of that. I call my parents by their first name sometimes. They don't call me "Son". They call me by my first name.

[StingRayxoxo]

I was saying goodnight too my daughter, hugging her and said "I love you so so much, I----" and she rubbed my hair and said , "I love you so so much too, Rachel." I looked at her like she was nuts and she shrugged and said, "What? I thought we were calling each other by our first named now."

I prefer my daughter to call me some variant of mom.

[Iwant2kno]

I call my mom and dad by their names in a joking tone, I also call them mami and papi. I don’t think is disrespectful when there is love, warmth and closeness. I guess it really depends on the parents acceptance and rules.

[Imstuckinabook]

Growing up I had a friend who only called her parents by their given names, it was what she was taught. I think every situation is different. I thought it was super weird when I first realized that she didn't call then mom or dad, but it was completely normal for them.
I think that it is ingrained as disrespectful because it kinda puts a distance between the parent child relationship. You are seeing them as the person they are, not the authority figure they want to be.

[Hurlyburly]

I think it'd be really weird to call or refer to your parents, grandparents or aunts/uncles by just their first names. They are your older relatives, not your friends or siblings/cousins. This comes with authority and it should be respected.
If I ever have kids myself I'd teach them the same thing.

[Daisyliken34]

I wouldn’t like my kids to call me by name. I’m mom! On occasion when I tune them out and don’t respond I get my real name spoken loudly and I laugh, but it is disrespectful to me to not be called mom by my kids! I earned that right😂😂😂

[Anonymous]

Portia and Winston 😂... I'm used to saying daddy and mummy, because they want to feel respected and it's gonna feel like they are my friend if I call them by there name's... I'd expect them to be more chilled with me if I had to call them Portia and Winston.

[ZeussLightningBolt]

And other people's parents.
Glad I'm not the only one, because my mom was making it seem li me I'm the only one.
Actually, I call my dad by his nickname.

Seriously, people especially in Europe and Asia need to chill out and stop being do formal.

[Liam_Hayden]

I was brought up to not only call my parents mom and dad, but to call friends' parents Mr. and Mrs. and to refer to my parents' friends in either that way or, if they were close friends, aunt or uncle.

[markscott]

Our kids call us Mom and Dad, and I would not want them to call me by my first name.

[Riggers]

I always communicate with my parents using their first names.

[Ámayas_20]

I'd always have my daughter call me some form of mum.

[CoffeeWC]

When you call someone mom or dad, you're acknowledging a close relationship with that parent. When you don't it's taken as a sign you don't accept them as family.

[HereIbe]

Because random social convention. Only morons think that social conventions are anything but random bullshit. But it's the bullshit we're immersed in, so we're stuck.

[sasukeuchiha7]

I would feel weird calling my parents by their name.
I wouldn't have kids but hypothetically, they can call me by my first name, not a problem.

[SongBird3]

Because it IS disrespectful. Your parent is not your friend, calling them by the appropriate name is setting a boundry

[Kinogo]

I guess it's the casualty which makes it seem disrespectful or rude.

[BloJo]

Honorifics demonstrate the difference in the relationship.

[ThisDudeHere]

I do itninterchangeably. I'll either call my dad "dad" or by his name and no one cares.

[Angel_Brunch]

Its mostly about respect for them.

[Secret6620]

I've never understood this. Great question 👍