dUSt Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 So my kid is on a sports team (ages 3-4) and one of the dads sometimes uses the term "sweetie pie" as a term of endearment for his son. I just think that is weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 4 minutes ago, dUSt said: So my kid is on a sports team (ages 3-4) and one of the dads sometimes uses the term "sweetie pie" as a term of endearment for his son. I just think that is weird. I think it is OK, honey bunny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominicanHeart Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Yes it's fine cutie Patootie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vee Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 its a nicer name to call one's child than some stuff Ive heard! At least the dad isnt calling the child a little bugger, a little sh*t etc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 I think that's acceptable in the South, but I don't think it would fly up North. Are you a transplant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 I'm a guy that listens to One Direction religiously and whose saint that feels most relatable as a person is Saint Therese of Lisieux, and even I think this is wrong and weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightofChrist Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 (edited) I think for a lot of 3 to 4 year olds both the kids and the parents haven't yet grown out of baby nicknames. And for a lot of parents a 3 to 4 year old is just a walking talking baby. So I wouldn't care too much about it. They'll grow out of it. If not the dad then I'm sure at some point the kid will say "oh man gosh dad you're embarrassing me in front of my friends." Of course if I was the dad my reply would be "whatever you say sweetie pie, oh i mean son." Edited June 11, 2016 by KnightofChrist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 14 hours ago, dUSt said: So my kid is on a sports team (ages 3-4) and one of the dads sometimes uses the term "sweetie pie" as a term of endearment for his son. I just think that is weird. agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little2add Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 i guess its better than calling him dumbass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seven77 Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 It's weird and emasculating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franciscanheart Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Maybe just don't call anyone sweetie pie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggyie Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Well I'm glad I have a girl/am a girl so I can call my pre-schooler endearments without seeming weird. Would you think it was ok if the mom was saying sweetie pie? I think it's just a gender expectation thing. He's not a teenager or anything. Cool by me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socrates Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 If it were moms, I'd think nothing of it, but for dads, it seems a bit weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IgnatiusofLoyola Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 I think that, even for 3 to 4 year olds, there are endearments that are acceptable, even appropriate, at home, but shouldn't be used in public. If a male child is old enough for a sports team (I didn't realize sports teams started so young!), he's also old enough for his parents to be conscious of what peers (and their parents!) might think of baby nicknames and endearments. Unfortunately, most 3 to 4 year olds aren't articulate enough to say this to their parents or socially adept enough to realize this could be a possible problem. And, the parent, especially if this is a first child, might be clueless to the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anomaly Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 I think it's a southern thing. Young children are addressed with terms of endearment regardless of gender. I hear sweetie pie and sweetie for small boys a lot. Girls are addressed as sweetheart and sweetie. Like other child endearment terms, use in public usually tapers off by the time the kid is in school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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