Quotes / Calling Parents by Their Name

He hated his mother.

Her name was Lusamine, but he wasn't brave enough to call her that—not yet. One day, he'd have the guts to never call her Mother ever again. She didn't deserve that title. She didn't get to be a mother when she'd ruined her children, beaten them black and blue with words and fists alike until they didn't have hope anymore.

— He Likes Black, a Pokémon Sun and Moon fanfic

Tahani: I've heard you mention your friend Pillboi many times, but you've not mentioned your father once.
Jason: What do you mean? I talk about Donkey Doug all the time.

— The Good Place

"It's real easy to tell whose kids gonna be fucked up. It don't take no scientist to tell who's gonna have some fucked-up kids. If the kid calls his grandmama 'Mommy' and his mama 'Pam', he's going to jail!"

— Chris Rock, "Bigger & Blacker"

Hope van Dyne: Good morning, Hank.
Hank Pym: Hope, would it kill you to call me "Dad"?

—Ant-Man

Lou Smith: It was great seeing you again, son.
Will Smith: You too, Lou.
[Lou stands awkwardly for a few seconds, then slinks away from Will for good.]

— The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, "Papa's Got a Brand New Excuse"

Zari: So, in English, diminutives would be like "mommy" instead of "mom." Isn't that right, Lily?
Lily: Yup, that's right, Zari — but for the record, I do not use "mommy" or "mom." I refer to my mother only by her government name.

—Duolingo, "The Kind of Filter Your Mom Uses"

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