Not address your parents by their first name

My daughter is six years old, which seems to be the age for trying on various behaviors. A few weeks ago she tried -- semi-jokingly -- to address me by my first name.

I explained to her that calling me "Dad" is a privilge, and she should treasure it: Only three people in this world get to call me 'Dad' -- and you're one of them.

Seemed to work.


--GG