i have never been called dad. only known as “pa”. or occasionally ironically as “father figure.” pronounced “paw”. father figure, regular pronnuniciation. i called my dad dad and im pretty sure it would have been impermissible to call him father figure.
no “mom”, instead “mama”. also mamasita, and mother. meemaw, sometimes.
this was intentional, i wanted to be different on this. also i dont like the sound of dad or daddy. i like pa, kind of like from the andy griffith show.
in the future, i would like to be called “grandpappy. ” grandpapaw also acceptable. “old man”, fine as well…. i can also accept sir, esquire, and gramps in a pinch
