tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33131983.post8079840880685100776..comments2023-11-03T06:24:22.342-07:00Comments on Cog: How I Got My NameScothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12350801865113852319noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33131983.post-6197792200740911852008-08-26T12:41:00.000-07:002008-08-26T12:41:00.000-07:00How interesting. I call my dad Pop. It's a term of...How interesting. I call my dad Pop. It's a term of endearment and feels more familiar and less formal to me than Dad. I'm sure your sons will have very different differences between the two, but that's really great that they have a good title for you both. ;)JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600619121118216535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33131983.post-45329157231570280952008-05-22T13:23:00.000-07:002008-05-22T13:23:00.000-07:00I'm kind of surprised both you, kengo, and angryyo...I'm kind of surprised both you, kengo, and angryyoungwoman use "pop" for your dad. I never really heard it used in my upbringing (aside from the pops that you drink or those that are hopped upon).<BR/><BR/>Eleanor's Pop<BR/><BR/>"Although looking around I'm interested to see that most of the stay-at-home fathers I know are the Daddy and the breadwinners are the Papa."<BR/><BR/>Odd that. I wonder why? Though, our close gay-dad friends are the other way around.Scothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12350801865113852319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33131983.post-83421422490147590382008-05-21T18:41:00.000-07:002008-05-21T18:41:00.000-07:00I chose "Papa" because my recently deceased grandf...I chose "Papa" because my recently deceased grandfather had always gone by "Pops," and I wanted to honor him. Although looking around I'm interested to see that most of the stay-at-home fathers I know are the Daddy and the breadwinners are the Papa. Eleanor's Daddy teases my radio addiction by referring to NPR as "the Provider"; maybe Papa sounds like "provider"....<BR/><BR/>Another gay semantic milestone: last week we and another couple with a kid shared a cabin for the first time at the Seattle Men's Chorus retreat. It was a culture shock for some, but Eleanor and Tryg were well received. And a couple of guys came up to us and said "You've given 'The Daddy House' at Retreat a new meaning."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33131983.post-87730892488387409052008-05-21T10:52:00.000-07:002008-05-21T10:52:00.000-07:00I used to call my dad Pop. I think it was because...I used to call my dad Pop. I think it was because of that Dr Seuss book Hop on Pop. I thought it was pretty funny when I was a kid.<BR/><BR/>The only kids in my life are my nieces and nephs, but I love the way they refer to me as "Auntie Hil." It touches my heart, even when they're complaining: "but, Auntie Hil, I set the table last night!"angryyoungwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003381856900634195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33131983.post-27415790584089773532008-05-21T09:20:00.000-07:002008-05-21T09:20:00.000-07:00I call my dad, "pop" when speaking with him most t...I call my dad, "pop" when speaking with him most the time; my wife and I have decided to call my parents "Mami " and "Papi" and my wife's parents "Mémé" and "Pépé". They're all french terms of endearment for grandparents and saves the trouble of having to say "Grandpa Biddles" or "Grandma Arnaud."Kengo Biddleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12083962910965544925noreply@blogger.com