My wife used to call our oldest daughter "big sister".

Sep 26, 2022
12:55:40pm

Eddie All-American

I'm pretty sure she stopped by the time our daughter was 7 years old. Usually it was in relation to helping her little brother with something. Didn't ever come across as weird to me.

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What's up with moms who call their daughters "sis"?

Heath Squashwell

9/26/22 12:35pm

That sounded like a Jerry Seinfeld opening bit

TNT

9/26/22 12:36pm

Literally yesterday heard a mom call her daughter that. I also thought it was weird.

jdub

9/26/22 12:38pm

RE: Literally yesterday heard a mom call her daughter that. I also thought it

Heath Squashwell

9/26/22 12:40pm

Maybe it's short for "sissy" and the moms are misogynists

Mikey

9/26/22 12:39pm

Lots of parents these days go to extreme lengths to be “cool”

cougarbart

9/26/22 12:43pm

Not sure I follow your logic that calling daughter "sis" means you're trying too

DC12

9/26/22 12:58pm

That’s my daughter’s family nickname. It goes back 3+ generations on my wife’s

BigD Coug

9/26/22 12:45pm

they are terrible people

Turd Ferguson

9/26/22 12:47pm

I have a daughter who calls me "Mister" on the regular. I call her "Sister" when

ebv

9/26/22 12:47pm

That's the most hurtful thumbs down I've ever received, Turd!

ebv

9/26/22 12:49pm

So common here in Idaho

DataMouth

9/26/22 12:48pm

That explains it - ID is where it originated for my wife’s family.

BigD Coug

9/26/22 12:50pm

we have some friends who do it. Wife and I have commented that it's odd.

Cougarclaw

9/26/22 12:51pm

and it's not like she calls her sons "bro"

Cougarclaw

9/26/22 12:51pm

My wife used to call our oldest daughter "big sister".

Eddie

9/26/22 12:55pm

I call my daughter "sis" sometimes. Not sure how it came to be except she was

DC12

9/26/22 1:01pm

I call mine sister occasionally. She's got 3

Born2Fish

9/26/22 1:21pm

Yeah I see this a lot here in Oregon.

SnickSnack

9/26/22 1:28pm

Berenstein Bears making a comeback?

Doogal McCougar

9/26/22 1:32pm

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