[DoughtyOne]

I can see a man calling his wife (the mother of his children)
mother, out of respect for her position in the family.

It doesn’t have to mean a reference to his own mother or that
type of role playing.

I’m not a fan of Pence, but there are times when people try
too darn hard to make something out of nothing.

It sounds like this was a fabrication too.

[GreyFriar]

I remember a couple of rural families here in northwestern Indiana farm country who referred to each other as ‘mother’ and ‘father.’ Both couples had 4-6 children and it probably came from that being how they raised their children to address them. This was back in my childhood in the 1950s. And I recall a couple of great Aunts and Uncles in central Ohio who had large families and used the same forms of address.

Thus it is a family/cultural thing. And those attacking Mr. Pence for using it shows either ignorance and/or willful insulting of those who use it; especially toward a politician they don’t like.

[JennysCool]

Yes. Reminds me of President Reagan taking a lot of heat for calling Nancy "Mommy" on occasion. The childless Leftist punks giving him crap had no idea that parents frequently lapse into that, saying, "Mommy says it's time for dinner" or "Daddy's taking us out to dinner" while talking to their children. "Mommy" and "Daddy" then become loving nicknames they have for each other.

The Left just twists everything.

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

What about using the Bible as a stumping crate to insulate yourself from the pole smoking rumors here in Indiana?

I dated a governors niece. Pence is on the “downlow”.

Google it.

[zeugma]

# I can see a man calling his wife (the mother of his children)
# mother, out of respect for her position in the family.

This used to be much more common than it is today. I’ve heard it before, and it doesn’t make Pence weird. I wouldn’t trust him to be president, but not because of this.

It’s a made up issue.