Calling parents by their Christian names

My neice and nephew do that - throws me completely.

No, a bit weird.
But son in laws and daughter in laws do.

My friend's cousin called his parents by first names - in the '50s! I did find it strange then.

What’s a Christian name?

It's harmless, but not for us. Our adult children refer to us as Mum and Dad .
VANECAM indeed ! The term should be ' first names'

My parents were old school and I must admit we called them mum and dad. As do my four adult children to us

I think in Chat, using the word Christian name here is fine. We're not in a solicitor's office filling out documents, or giving our details to health professionals.
I've heard a grandchild referring to and addressing his grandma as Doreen. It sounded disrespectful.

So a Christian name isn’t a first name shelflife ! It is where I’m from U.K.

I recognize people understand that a Christian name is indeed a first name. I am a Christian but not everyone is and we must not assume they are.

Bit of a common thing in my family using your parents first name.
My cousin always called him Mum by her first name, he's in his mid 70's now.

My Dad was also know by his first name by all the Grandchildren, my sister and I called him that as well, much more than Dad.
To me not odd at all.

HeavenLeigh

Maybe I’m a bit out of touch but I think it’s a bit weird to hear adult children calling their parents by their christian names. Anyone else think it’s strange or am I the only one?

Please refer to first names and not “christian” names.

I found out many years ago, if I needed Mums to listen to me, calling her by her first name was a sure fire way to get her full attention.

My son did it once calling from a distance to dad at a social gathering outside, aged about 13. It went something like this, "dad, dad dad, dad, daaad, daaaad, Daaviiid (not real name) worked though! Selective deafness, it's what we do! Parents that is

Elder son has called his father by his first name since he was at Primary school. He calls me mum.

My brother dared to address Dad by his Christian name when he was about 15. Wow, did that soon get stamped out!

I remember being totally stunned when I went to my friend's house and she introduced her parents as Josie and Chris.

I eould never have been allowed to call my parents by their names.

Didn't call parents by their first names, but aunts and uncles by first name only, no "uncle" or "aunt" title. My DGCs also the same.

Anyway, why aren't we "allowed" to say Christian name on here???

If somebody’s parents are/ were Christians, I don’t see why they shouldn’t refer to Christian names. It is a personal thing.

Cabbie21

If somebody’s parents are/ were Christians, I don’t see why they shouldn’t refer to Christian names. It is a personal thing.

Yes the OP might only find it odd with Christian names.

My DGS refers to his parents by their Christian names.
I have never heard his sisters do it

I know a man whose first name is Christian. What is wrong with that!
There is also Christopher and Christine.

I remember my children calling me Doodle when they were little (or maybe it was just one of them). I think it coincided with their realising that I was Doodle to friends and family, Mrs Dog to other adults, Aunt Doodle to their cousins etc. I told them that Mummy was a special name because they were the only people in the world who had the right to call me by it. That seemed to satisfy them and it stopped

When they were tiny we were called Mum and Dad. Son started calling me by my first name when he went to playgroup. His reasoning was if he called Mum all the mothers looked round. If he called my name he got me.

Daughter followed suit and we didn’t mind. As they got older people asked if we were really their parents, were they adopted etc.