Is it disrespectful to call your dad by his first name? My two daughters call me "Wally" instead of dad. Do you think I should say something?

[Wallythewalrus]

"I'm hungry, Wally", "Mom says I don't have to listen to you, Wally", "you're not my real dad, Wally", "get the fuck away from me, Wally or I'll gut you like a pig"! They're only five and six years old! Do any of you have or had kids that would call you by your first name? Should I demand that they start?

[Anonymous]

I called my dad Jim once and learned really quick never to do it again. He didn't hit me but he glared at me and said he better here that again. I guess it's up to you. Do you feel like they are disrespecting you? My dad and mom definitely do! Personally I can see his point I'm not his buddy I'm his daughter so I can see where he is coming from.

[Opinion Owner]

I just read the details of your question. OMG! They talk to you like that? If I ever said things like that to my dad or my mom i would definitely be slapped across the face 💯 Yeah you should definitely say something to them 💯

[mandyfire98]

My dad would never ever allow that lol.

[Wallythewalrus]

I'm sure your dad is much more of a man than I am. I try to yell at them but the five year old threatens to kill me in my sleep! I'm glad I have you in my life, Mandy.

[mandyfire98]

Yeah my dad is Italian old school, big tough guy. He doesn't put up with anything lol. He's a teddy bear with me and my mom but he's definitely a man's man.

[RavVid]

Yes. You need the mom to tell them to be respectful. You are a defacto parent and if the mom is not empowering you then she is disrespecting you. If she doesn't respect you then ditch the bitch. This is all coming from the mom. Don't put up with this or tolerate.

[Slingblade1126]

In the case of your daughters, no. I wouldn't admit to a pathetic loser like you being my father either!

[Wallythewalrus]

Thank you! I love being humiliated by large handsome men!

[laraWM]

There are times when growing up when you just don't want to call your dad "Dad" anymore. But they're still quite young for it

[Wallythewalrus]

That's what I'm saying! They're too much like their mother! They see how she humiliates me and want to be just like mom!

[laraWM]

Yes you could talk to the mother about it, and tell them to stop

[IslaTheWitch]

"Mom says"

I would talk with the mother of the kids. It looks like she is a problem, not the kids.

[DaBiggestBird]

If you are the real deal, then I wouldn’t say it’s disrespectful just casually unless your parents gave you a bad name, it just feels weird. Step parents thought it’s completely fine.

[jamesgoldman]

I don't know I call mine a different name have done since my teenage years
Only person who's taken issue was one of my mother's friends

[slatyb]

Are you their natural father? It sounds like your real problem is with the mother, and it's serious.

[FunkyMonkee]

Sounds like they need to learn some respect, the hard way!!

[Sparkie460]

My parents would never allow us to call them by their first name. It's disrespectful in my opinion. My kids never even tried it with us

[Bajirir]

Put them in their place. Parents should discipline and raise they kids.

[Anonymous]

Seems disrespectful to me. I've never gotten along much with my dad, but I still have always called him "dad". It would be weird calling him by his name.

[Opinion Owner]

But the mom sounds like she's brainwashing your kids. Pretty fucked up

[zagor]

Sell them to traffickers.