KZN man: "It's inappropriate that my girlfriend calls her mom by her first name"
A local man sent through a WhatsApp voice note to share his views on how his girlfriend addresses her mother, and he wasn't impressed.
Listen as a KZN man shares his views on why he thinks it's wrong for his girlfriend to call her mom by her first name, or read the details under the podcast.
Parents often obsess over what the first words will be out of their children's mouths. Mom wants it to be "mama", and dad wants it to be "dada".
From a young age, in most cultures, it's almost an unspoken tradition that kids refer to their parents as either "mom" or "dad". That used to be the case, but in today's modern society, parents are allowing their kids to refer to them by their real name.
While it may seem reasonable for the liberal-thinkers, for others, it's downright disrespectful to call your mom or dad by their first name.
This was the case for one KZN man who took to our WhatsApp line to send us a voice note, expressing how upset he was to hear his girlfriend call her mom by her name.
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We spoke to him off air and he added that in the Zulu culture, it is inappropriate to do such things. Even though she is a modern girl, she should show respect, and call her "mom" or "mama". He says that she started calling her by her name after she turned 21.
"She told me that her mom doesn't see anything wrong with it, but as an adult, she should think for herself. How do you go from one extreme to another? It's not right," he added.
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Do you think it's inappropriate for a child to refer to their parents by their first name, or is this KZN man overreacting? Share your comments below.