On a first-name basis with 2-yo

[mikeydb]

@akajshdj

my husband corrects her

As if she's wrong. Interesting.

 

[chiarezza]

@stop_cern_idea Our toddler found it hilarious to use our names. Usually it's Aunty Name because that's what she hears our friends' kids call me. The novelty didn't last very long though

 

[caxyxn]

@chiarezza I called my dad “Uncle Daddy” for the longest time because I was confused why my cousins called him Uncle but I called him Daddy.

 

[muslim23]

@chiarezza Auntie is hilarious

 

[breader]

@stop_cern_idea I dunno but I had a friend who referred to her parents by their names to this day. She almost 40.

 

[eliyahu777]

@stop_cern_idea At this point I'd be ecstatic if she called me by my first name. She's 22 months old and hasn't managed to say "mama" in any meaningful way. She can say the syllables but whenever someone points at me and says "Who's that?" or "Where's mama?" we get a blank stare.

She says a bunch of other words and is getting way better at expressing herself but... no mama.

 

[stop_cern_idea]

@eliyahu777 Maybe the blank stare means "duh!" It could be that there's no need to say "mama." You are there for her. You take care of her needs. If she wants to show you something, she'll just show it. Etc. No need to address you by "name." Some kids are pretty pragmatic.