nickname or somthing.. - blended families

luvbug00 wrote: So Mya and Lars have gotten really close and she has mentioned to me she doesn't wat to call him "lars". she has caught herself almost calling him daddy several times. So we are looking for a new name for him.. I know this seems to be a common problem amoungst blended families and so i know we have some wonderful blended families on this board and so i want to ask.

biological parents,What do your kids call their step parents?? first name?? nickname??
step parents, what are you comfortable being called??

redplaydoh replied: What about Papi instead of Dad? My kids call DH Papi because it's a Swiss thing but it could work for your situation.

Mommy2BAK replied: Aww thats so sweet that they've gotten close.

Blakely calls Larry "Ree"... we're not sure how that ever really came about but when talking about him she refers to him as her "daddy Ree" but she just calls him "ree" Oh and his dad's name is Larry too, and she calls him "papa Ree"

hopefulmomtobe replied: My children call their step-dad by his first name, but something my youngest refers to him by a nickname. Now - my husband is wondering if our son should call him by his first name so they will all be calling him the same thing, but I think he should call him daddy.

lisar replied: I dont see a problem with calling him Dad. I know lots of familes that are blended like that and they call the step dad Dad.

mummy2girls replied: rigth now jenna calls Marcus Marcus... im not sure if that will ever change. It depends on how you feel as well. if you dont want her calling him dad then yes a nickname would be good... What about daddy lars?

luvbug00 replied: Thank you for all your segesstions! keep them comming!

so far i like papi. He is german/sweedish and calls his dad papa but Mya calls her grandpa's (both brad and my dad) papa already so that was out. but papi may work..

stella6979 replied: My friend's daughter calls her Stepdad, "Pops".

Calimama replied: Papi is cute!!

Cece00 replied: My older 2 call my husband by his first name, John. My husband & I discouraged the kids calling him "dad", because their real dad is around for them, and we felt it would be disrespectful to their father. When my 2nd son was little he used to call my husband "Da-daw" sometimes, but now he just calls him John all the time. Our kids call him daddy, though, and there is no confusion for anyone.

ZandersMama replied: I really like Papi

luvmykids replied: I call both my bio and step dads "Dad"...my step dad is the one I consider my dad because he is the one who raised me even though I had a relationship with my bio dad. Even he'd been more of a presence I think I would have still called my step dad "Dad".

As a stepmom, I'm called by my name which is fine. For me as the step parent it's more about what the child is comfortable with.

One thing I'd steer away from is "Mr Lars"....I have a friend who has recently become a step mom and asked the kids to call her "Miss XXXX"...to me it sounds more like a teacher than a member of the family