My 2 dads! Gay couples reveal the names their kids call them to differentiate between each father
went viral on TikTok for calling his dads by the names they use with their friends: Bear Bear, Sis, Husbear, Mama, Girl, etc.)Redditors recently shared how they get around the “dad and dad” issue—or how they don’t—after one user raised the topic in the r/gaybros forum.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.“My boyfriend and I talk about how we want kids down the line … and I was just wondering what they’re going to call us when they’re growing up,” user Sara-Tonin4 wrote. “I’m sure calling for ‘dad’ from another room can get confusing when they just want one of you specifically.
So gay bros, what do your kids call you and your partner to differentiate between the two of you?”Here are some of the responses from daddies in the chat:“My husband is a white guy, so they call him Dad/Daddy, and I’m Latino, so they usually call me Papa/Papi.”“We’re Daddy and Dada.”“We’re both Dad if it’s an unambiguous situation.
Other times, it’s Daddy [First Name]. And sometimes we get ‘Not you, the other dad.’”“We’re both Dad. I let her use my first name, though, from the very start when we adopted her.
My husband was aghast, but I left the choice up to her. Her birth parents are awful people, and she had never really had choices before she came to us.
