DS1 has corrected me since he was about 2, that he is *not* a baby, my baby, or even a little boy. He's a *big* boy (except for when he's a dinosaur, which is reasonably frequent at the moment...).
DS1 just doesn't like it, and he seems to see it as me not acknowledging him growing up and being good at things, being able to do things by himself, etc.
So I've had to stop ... I know he's my baby, and he will continue to be so until long after he has babies of his own - but he doesn't like it, so I've stopped doing it.
I call my boys "chicken" as a term of endearment. They are fine with it - they don't bat an eyelid - but sometimes their friends hear me and go "chicken?" ... and you can hear their silent "what the????" at their end of their sentence lol. I totally understand that he's your baby, but I guess if he's asking you to stop because he doesn't like it, then maybe it's time to come up with an alternative endearment. Could you try babe if you're comfortable with that term, and just see how he responds? Just a thought. Hugs hun ... he will always be your baby in your heart xx
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