DNS is that complicated, Scola. You just understand it and are good at explaining things.

Is bromance also off, ita?

Nah, because that's between bros, not brothers. Twincest, on the other hand? Totally verboten, right there.

In theory, I am supposed to go to the grocery store on the way home tonight, and then start cleaning the apartment for Suzi's visit.

I'm not sure why there is laughter in my head, but there is.

I use "the ___" to describe my family members sometimes. Or if one is annoying me and I'm talking to another "YOUR ____." My dad routinely refers to me as "the daughterlet." Including to my director!!! Oy.

Debating on whether to go out on NYE or not. Kinda like the idea of ending the year in MY HOUSE where it is warm, but....we'll see. I'll probably make the call that night.

I love my footie pajamas, ftr. So cozy.

I also love Tom's DNS explanation. So clear.

I also am the freak who started to call him Dad and "your dad" when talking to the kids.

I don't think that is freaky - my family almost always adjusts someone's title to that of the youngest person there (like we all call my grandma GG when any of the great-grandkids are around). Then again, if I am talking to anyone in my family, I refer to the other family members as "your XXX". Like to my brother, "have you talked to your parents?". To my mother, "Did your husband tell you that I called?"

I still stumble over referring to my parents as Grandma and Grandpa to the nephews. But once when I called Dad Dad, D got all indignant. "That's not dad, that Grandpa!"

Yeah, it seems weird to say "my mom" when talking to my kids and nieces and nephews. Those times she's Grandma Enie. (Eanie? Short for Enid.)

xpost with sarameg

When I was about six, my brothers and I decided to call our parents M and D. And occasionally Ma and Pa Kettle.

I call Wallybee Sweetie most of the time, and occasionally Baobei (Chinese, more or less, for "My Precious". And now I'm curious to see LotR dubbed in Mandarin.)

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I called my parents by their first names until kinder.