My 2 year old DS has started saying "Daddy"...

My DS has said "Daddy" a few times before but tonight he was calling me Daddy and when my mum was over earlier, he was calling her Daddy. We said "No, thats Nanny" and when he called me Daddy, I said "No, i'm mummy". He looks at you and smiles cos he knows that we're not Daddy, but thought he'd just try it out anyway.

Im sure he sees plenty of other Daddy's coming to get their children from childcare so im assuming thats where he's picked it up from. I always knew that this time would come, i guess i just naively thought i'd have a little longer than 2 years before i had to deal with it.

I dont want to go into a lot of detail about DS father ona public forum, but basically we dont have anything to do with him. He lives in another country and has never had any contact with DS. I've decided to leave it up to DS when he is old enough to make the decision on whether or not he wants to contact his father.

My question is, what should i say to him when he calls us Daddy?

I wouldn't make a big deal about it, just correct him like you have been. My DD went through a phase at about 3 when I was single of calling every male friend we had daddy which was embarrassing but she stopped fairly quickly its just a phase i think.

Thanks MrsMac. Kinda heartbreaking though isn't it? :( I always thought i would just give him little bits of information at a time, only what he was old enough to understand. There's not a lot i can tell him at the age of 2 though!

It is heartbreaking, I felt so guilty and sad that she didn't have what everyone else did. I did marry again though and she now has a dad who is there for her.

I hope one day i will too and then he'll never realise what he missed in those early years and that whoever steps into that role will more than make up for it :hug:

I hope so too, don't lose hope cause it will happen one day and you will have had this special time just the 2 of you. My DD and I share a very strong bond cause we had that time by ourselves, i sometimes feel sorry that my younger two will never experience it!

It's nothing Ok? It's easier to form the word dadadadad than mum
xoxoxoxo

mrsmac- thats what i think too! I love how close we are and that i get him all to myself! Selfish i know, but thats one of the positives of being a single parent :)

Lulu- I know it's nothing. He knows we're not "Daddy", he just throws it out there and waits for my reaction! He's pretty smart (although im sure everyone thinks their 2 year old is smart ;)) I just dont want to say the "wrong" thing :)