My dad?

Ugawa · Dec 22, 2008

When writing in first person, if referring to parents would it be: My dad : or just dad.

For example.

I walked passed my dad. / “Hiya, son,” my dad said

Or

I walked passed dad. / “Hiya, son,” dad said.

Thank you
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jennifer75 · Dec 22, 2008

I have a link somewhere explaining these rules.... but if I recall, if it's possessive (?) it is not capitalized. So...

I walked passed my dad, bumping into his shoulder.

"Be careful!" Dad said.

I found this...

Names of relationships only when they are a part of or a substitute for a person's name. (Often this means that when there is a modifier, such as a possessive pronoun, in front of such a word, we do not capitalize it.)
Let's go visit Grandmother today. Let's go visit my grandmother today.
I remember Uncle Arthur. I remember my Uncle Arthur. My uncle is unforgettable.
This also means that we don't normally capitalize the name of a "vocative" or term of endearment:
Can you get the paper for me, hon?
Drop the gun, sweetie. I didn't mean it.

TerzaRima · Dec 22, 2008

I walked past my dad. "Hiya, son," Dad said.

IceCreamEmpress · Dec 22, 2008

Sometimes people think of their father as "my dad" and sometimes they think of him as "Dad".

Neither is more correct than the other, though I suppose I have a slight stylistic preference for using "my dad" when the narrator is thinking about his qualities, and "Dad" for when the father is doing or saying something.

"Don't go out without a sweater!" Dad called. It was 80 degrees out, but my dad's micromanaging doesn't always make sense.

Ugawa · Dec 22, 2008

Thank you

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My dad?

Ugawa

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jennifer75

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TerzaRima

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IceCreamEmpress

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Ugawa

It's a catastrophic success!