Just curious. Because I think it’s very “rude” in the Chinese Culture where I grew up in, to use the real names of people older than you. You have to address them by relationship like “father/dad” or “older brother” or “oldest aunt” “2nd aunt” “3rd aunt” (ordered by who was born first). Like I don’t think you are supposed to say Aunt [Name] or Uncle [Name]. Names are never used, only the relationship.

I’m under the impression that some Westerners, particularly Americans, apparantly are on first-name basis with parents… like either because they are very close, or very distant… is that really a thing irl, or is that just the media? I think I saw TV/Movie scenes where the kids (or maybe adult children) called their parent by their first names.

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    I call my mom, “Gestating progenitor” as an inside joke but anytime I call her by her name she calls it out. Tho, I get it. Worked pretty hard not to get called mom

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      13 hours ago

      Uhm… sorry to ask, but does that make your dad your “ejaculating progenitor”?

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        No, just non-Gestating progenitor. it’s language meant to include non-straight couples having children.

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          12 hours ago

          ohhhhhhh 🤦

          Wait… what about gay couples where one of the guys is the biological father?

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            I’ll be honest, I’ve no idea. Maybe it’d be played with just progenitor and mentor? I’m not gay myself.