Today's children generally call their biological parents "dad" and "mom", so that people know what kinship is when they hear it. But in some parts of the countryside in the last century, like my hometown, there was almost no such thing as "daddy." The uncle, big uncle, daddy, and uncle that the children call in their mouths may be their own biological fathers!
The person who is called "uncle" may or may not be the child's biological father. The ancients ranked the brothers, and if there were three brothers, it was Bo Zhongji; The four brothers are Uncle Ji, and the five brothers are Uncle Ji. Either way, Bo is the boss. Therefore, if you are the oldest of your fellow citizens, your peers, or your peers, you will be called "Bo" by your own children and by your younger brothers, friends, and even strangers among your own children. Uncle is the elder, and he cannot be ignored. His wife, on the other hand, was called "Mom" or "Mom" by her own children and "Mom" by her nephews.
The person who is called "big" may or may not be the child's biological father. The "big" here should be read as "Yangping", which has almost the same meaning as "bo". The slight difference is that when a biological child calls his father "big", it often means that the father is an only child. In the past, people paid attention to prosperity and called their fathers "great", which meant respect, respect and hope. His wife was called "Mother".
The person who is called "Daddy" may or may not be the child's biological father. If you are called "daddy" by your own children, it often means that this person may be engaged in some kind of business work, as a team cadre, a salesperson in a consignment store or something; The most unfortunate is also a person who has a head and face and a certain influence in a certain area, not ordinary ordinary people. In another case, the eldest of many brothers is often called "Daddy" by the brothers' children, and his wife is called "Niang". This is also the respect for the second room and the emphasis on blood relationship.
The title "uncle" is relatively common. Nanjing to Beijing, uncle is the official title. The children called their father's compatriots, peers, and brothers of the same age "uncle" (with the exception of the second child) and his wife "aunt". But there is a very special situation that is worth playing. When a widow remarries, the children of the "former woer" (the child born to the former husband) and the "back woer" (the child born to the new husband) call the new husband "uncle". The deceased is the eldest and regards the new husband as the younger brother of the ex-husband, calling him "uncle", which means to express nostalgia and respect for the deceased. Therefore, being called "uncle" in this case is also due to the situation, and he is the biological father of the child.
In those years, life was difficult, the living environment was poor, the medical level was low, and the woman was widowed after marriage. For the sake of the children, in order to live, they have to face the fate of remarrying. In desperation, they couldn't do it from the beginning, so they were forced to take a step forward and enter a new threshold. At this time, it is often very contradictory not to forget the former home, but also to build a new one. The fact that the new husband and children can not forget the old man is a kind of decency, respect and comfort for the remarried woman, and it also shows the kindness, beauty and brilliance of human nature.
There was a woman in the village who gave birth to three daughters and one boy with her ex-husband, and her ex-husband died of illness. With her four children, she remarried another man from the same village, surnamed Zhang. After the establishment of the new family, three more sons and two daughters were born. A family of eleven people has a hard time. But the couple lived a down-to-earth life, working hard all year round to complete the task of marrying the children. The nine children all call Zhang Nan "uncle", and they all have deep feelings for him. The big family has spread out more than 120 people, and has a certain influence in the neighborhood. What is even more rare is that both husband and wife lived to be nearly 90 years old.
As the saying goes, ten miles are not customary, and a hundred miles change the rules. I'm talking about the situation in the countryside of my hometown. I don't know what you call your father and fathers. Nowadays, most rural children also call their fathers "Daddy", which is much simpler. One is that the father's brothers are becoming fewer and fewer, and many of them are only children themselves; The second reason is that the title of "Dad" is very urban, very foreign, and very contemporary. It's just that those titles that are full of traditional cultural connotations and excellent cultural qualities have disappeared too much.