--- title: Little Baby Lump | Pregnancy and Baby Blog | icanhascheezburger description: icanhascheezburger | Follow my journey through pregnancy (twice!) and motherhood. --- [![lbl-masthead.png](https://www.littlebabylump.com/hs-fs/hub/188884/file-312550222.png?width=1504&name=file-312550222.png "lbl-masthead.png")](http://littlebabylump.com) ### Follow Me: ## ["Can Our Kid Call Me 'Old Man'?"](https://www.littlebabylump.com/blog/bid/219616/Can-Our-Kid-Call-Me-Old-Man) Posted by [Pamela Vaughan](https://www.littlebabylump.com/author/pamela-vaughan) Jul 31, 2008 6:08:46 AM James asked me that yesterday.� "You actually *want *to be called 'Old Man'?" I asked. [![](https://www.littlebabylump.com/Portals/188884/Images/old-man-kitteh3.jpg)](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2007/12/02/crabby-old-man-kitteh-tellz-u-boring-storeez/)It caught me by surprise - I couldn't believe it.� There's definitely a male-female divide here.� When we reach a certain age, we females stereotypically lie about our ages, buy anti-wrinkle cream and dread our next birthday, and here James is, 21 years old, *wanting* to be called an old man?� Weird. First of all, I think there are a few requirements for being called "[Old Man](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=old+man)."� The flavor of our lump would have to be a boy.� I don't think there are many girls who walk around saying, "Yeah - me and my old man are gonna go hammer up some dry wall." Another thing is, to my knowledge, you don't address your father as "Old Man" directly.� You're not like, "Hey!� OLD MAN!� Can I borrow the Subaru?"� Instead, you use "Old Man" when you're talking *about *him to your friends.� Again, "Yeah - me and my old man are gonna go hammer up some dry wall" (said by male offspring). Don't you also have to be kind of cantankerous and curmudgeon-like to be called "Old Man"?� These are definitely not adjectives that can be used to accurately describe James.� The kid's whole face smiles when his mouth smiles. Of course, I could be completely wrong about all of this.� What do I know, anyway?� Opinions?� (Sorry, James.) 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