I am seperated from my 4 y.o son & he has started calling me by my first name! What should I do to address this problem?

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When you talk to your son ask him why he calls you by your first name and not by Daddy. Explain that it makes you sad when he doesn’t call you Daddy. Ask him if he will please keep calling you Daddy. That’s about the best you can do.

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