Originally posted by: inlieu
I have been dreaming of her calling him bapu way before Imarti came into the picture.
I know it doesn't sound modern but there are a few reasons for it. First of all, because I have always wanted her to take on some of his Haryanvi heritage, which she subconsciously seems to be doing more and more of. He has this rustic quality, which she is slowly adopting in bits and pieces, so bapu would fit right in. Secondly, because HS used to call his father that but he never seems to speak fondly of him, perhaps because they didn't have a good relationship. Minnie calling him that would give that word a different meaning, so that he can experience what he would have wanted to with his father. He made a promise not to be her sharaabi bapu. Know what I mean?
Thirdly, maybe she can call him Hanuman Uncle for the rest of her life, and there would be nothing wrong with it. However, the whole blood tie and the fact that he isn't her biological father is still simmering under the surface. He is still insecure about her and she still hasn't accepted him 100% as her father. She does call herself his daughter to his face but there is still something holding her back on some deep psychological level. It will take time and when that happens I can imagine that calling him bapu will signal the closing of that gap to both of them, the weight of this word making it immutable.
Fourthly, I don't want her to call him Papa or Papa ji because it resembles what she calls Ashok. HS deserves to be called something different.
Last, but not the least, people in the forum know about this wish of mine. What started off as a running joke has become more serious since HS claimed to be her father, and even if a lot of members here don't want her to call him bapu or don't care either way, some are just indulging me and cheering me on. 