how to be less shy about calling Daddy, Daddy?
Hello there!Oo! I remember after Daddy accepted the role as my Caregiver and that I could call him Daddy, it was kinda hard to at first since he was the first person I have ever called “Daddy”, so I was very shy, so it was hard to try and call him, “Daddy” at first. Now that is basically the only way I refer to him (even when I don’t mean to in front if other people).
Some of the things I thought that might help:
If you’ve never called someone “Caregiver, Daddy, Donny, Ma’am, Master, Miss, Mommy, Sir, etc.” before, I would start out:~Practicing by saying the term you want to call them, out loud a couple times, wether it be to your stuffies, in a sentence, or just by yourself. This way, the word doesn’t seem so foreign to you. (I never ever used the term, “Daddy” before CGl, so it wasn’t the smartest idea trying to call Daddy, “Daddy” right to him after he agreed to be my Daddy. I just got very shy and it just was sort of awkward, haha!)
Other ideas that you are now used to the term you want to use, just not used to calling them that term:~Calling them/referring to them (to others or just in your head) as the term you want through text. (It’s just far easier to type what you want to say rather than saying it out loud when you’re a shy bean, such as myself. When I think about my lovely boyfriend, I automatically think “Daddy” instead of his name. Example: “I wonder what a Daddy is doing right now.”)~You could ask them to refer to themselves as the term you chose. (When Daddy referred to himself as Daddy for the first time, it made me feel like he like being called, “Daddy” and was embracing the role, which made it easier to call him that)~Take it slow! It definitely doesn’t happen over night. It took us a bit before I was comfortable enough to refer to him as Daddy without any hesitation, stuttering, or my face turning into a bright red tomato)~Remember that they have to EARN the title before you call them it. It isn’t their title if they don’t treat you the way you deserve to be treated. If anything about this person feels uncomfortable, please please please take a step back and examine exactly what qualities you want it in YOUR Caregiver, and what qualities THEY possess. ~Also remember that they do not get to call you a special title until they earn your trust.
There are many people out there who will immediately call you, “Baby, Princess, Prince, etc. (other names that are very special between a Caregiver and their little)” before they even have introduced themselves. I have had people message me along the lines of, “Hey there princess/baby/baby girl, are you looking for a Daddy?” Which truly has made me feel uncomfortable, as those are terms only Daddy uses and are not normal terms to address someone you’ve never spoken to. This goes for littles going to address a new Caregiver for the first time. You should always use respectful terms that are very general and not special names between Caregivers and littles. You can of course ask what they would like you to refer to them as.
Here are some examples, from my own opinion, that are a good way to address someone without making them feel uncomfortable and are pretty generic but also specific to the community:Caregivers: Ma’am, Miss, Mister (This one might be one of the more touchy ones, as some littles or subs call their Caregiver or Dom, “Mister” so please use this term in the correct circumstances), Sir, their whole usernameLittles: Little one (Daddy does call me this one, but I’ve had other Caregivers use this term to respectfully address other littles that are not their own), their whole username
I hope this helped in some way! I’m sorry if I got in a tangent! If someone calls you something that makes you uncomfortable, please tell them increase they didn’t understand how sacred names and such are to Caregivers and littles. If they continue to call you something you said makes you uncomfortable, please be very careful. A true Caregiver will stop whatever makes you uncomfortable after you tell them it does. Please stay safe and good luck with calling your Caregiver the term you want!!