My husband won’t stop calling himself my ‘Daddy’ & no it’s not sexual – he even calls me ‘good girl’ but I’m in my 40s
A WOMAN has shared her irritation at the nickname her husband gave himself.
She revealed that he regularly refers to himself her “daddy,” and not in the bedroom.
In a post on Mumsnet, the unnamed user explained the strange predicament she found herself in.
“[My husband] has for a long time referred to himself as ‘Daddy’ when it comes to me,” she wrote.
The woman, who is in her forties, revealed that the self-given nickname wasn’t a sexual thing.
Instead, her husband uses it in front of other people, including their son.
“If I need his help he will say: ‘Your Daddy will do it,’ ‘Daddy do,’ or ‘Let your Dad help you,’ or ‘Your Father will fix it,'” she explained.
She added that her husband is aware of how “weird” it is and plans to stop.
“He keeps saying he should really stop calling himself my Dad,” she said.
She explained that since they have young children he is used to referring to himself as “Daddy” but said she still found it strange.
The mum revealed that this isn’t the only thing he says that puts her off.
“He also says ‘Good girl!’ when I’ve done a task or ‘You’re a good girl!'” she shared.
“[Our son] has even begun to correct him saying: ‘She’s not a girl, she’s a woman.'”
She went on to say that the “infantilising” behaviour has given her “the ick.”
The woman even joked that her vagina now feels as if it is “clamped shut.”
Mumsnet users shared their thoughts on the odd nickname in the comments section.
“Ugh, that would give me the ick and would possibly be completely irreparable,” wrote one reader.
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“Tell him to stop. This is pathetic. He needs to address you properly and label himself appropriately,” said another person.
“This would have me running away so fast. I find it creepy. Sorry but this is pretty gross,” agreed a third commenter.
“He’d say it once to me and once only if he was my husband!” wrote another woman.
“This would actually make me vomit. You need to come down hard, fast, and make sure this stops today,” advised one reader.
“Reading that has actually made my skin crawl!” said another Mumsnet user.