I just want to know if it’s common to refer to your father as “Daddy” in Texas, even through adulthood. I saw ochotona do it once, and then read Lawrence Wright using it in his ‘God Save Texas’ book.
Doesn’t really warrant its own thread, but it’s too long for a signature. More Texas questions to follow, I’m sure.
No money in our jackets and our jeans are torn/
your hands are cold but your lips are warm _ . /
Is this in reference to Daddy Longlegs or Puff Daddy or generic Daddy? . It’s been several decades since I lived in Texas but I do seem to remember use of Daddy to refer to ones father.
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 6:23
Desert wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 7:14 am
Maybe related ... I had cousins who grew up in Texas, and they all ended up with a Y at the end of their name (Bobby, Johnny, etc.) And I had several Bobby's in my group when I worked in Texas.
My daughter is Audrey
My son is Alex... hmmm, Alexey would turn him into a Russian. Proof of collusion.
Desert wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 7:14 am
Maybe related ... I had cousins who grew up in Texas, and they all ended up with a Y at the end of their name (Bobby, Johnny, etc.) And I had several Bobby's in my group when I worked in Texas.
My daughter is Audrey
My son is Alex... hmmm, Alexey would turn him into a Russian. Proof of collusion.
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 6:23
Texas born....still here. Only one of my friends still refers to his dad as "Daddy". We gave him shit over it in our high school / college years.
Thinking back on it......I remember my dad telling me I'm "too old to call him Daddy anymore". I would guess around age 10? maybe I don't recall exactly, but I do know we were in his truck at the time.
I kind of like it. I couldn’t get away with it, but I like it as a southern thing. I can picture W doing it, or maybe I even saw him (a portrayal) doing in the biopic.
No money in our jackets and our jeans are torn/
your hands are cold but your lips are warm _ . /
Desert wrote: ↑Wed Sep 05, 2018 7:14 am
Maybe related ... I had cousins who grew up in Texas, and they all ended up with a Y at the end of their name (Bobby, Johnny, etc.) And I had several Bobby's in my group when I worked in Texas.
My wife and all of her siblings have that same ending, suitably adjusted for gender:
Bobby
Bebe
Annie
Patty
Susie
I guess that must be a Texan thing although I have never thought about it that way before.
More Texas questions to follow, I’m sure.
. It’s been several decades since I lived in Texas but I do seem to remember use of Daddy to refer to ones father.
