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re: I don't always like it when my son says yes/no sir to me.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:46 pm to Gaston
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:46 pm to Gaston
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Really, I'd be creeped out if he called me by my first name. Dad works for me.
Mine never did but all the other kids call me by my first name. Many call their parents by their first name as well.
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Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:47 pm to SlowFlowPro
They call me pop.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:50 pm to Gaston
My kids say it sarcastically.
If he's being respectful, let him be.
If he's being respectful, let him be.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:51 pm to Gaston
My son is 5. I like him to say sir when I am explaining to him rules and what he needs to/not be doing. It honestly helps me to know that I've been clear and that he understands (or at least thinks he does).
As for every other time, no way.
As for every other time, no way.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:51 pm to Gaston
You're what's wrong with America.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:51 pm to Gaston
We did not have a choice growing up. You better say sir or Ma'am.
It's a sign of respect. You are doing something right.
It's a sign of respect. You are doing something right.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:54 pm to Gaston
You should count your blessings. My wife is trying to get our almost 18 year old son to use those exact terms to us and other adults.
Do you want just "yes" or "yes, dad" instead of "yes, sir"?
Do you want just "yes" or "yes, dad" instead of "yes, sir"?
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:55 pm to Gaston
it shows respect
teaching your kids to respect you and others is kind of a big deal
teaching your kids to respect you and others is kind of a big deal
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:56 pm to Gaston
You're too humble
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:58 pm to terriblegreen
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We did not have a choice growing up. You better say sir or Ma'am.
this
I see kids that won't do it and they're usually frick ups that weren't raised right
Posted on 8/20/16 at 2:02 pm to TexasTiger1185
That's it, if it's something that can keep him safe or in a moment where I absolutely need to know he understood what I said I appreciate a clear respectful response.
He did say, "I'll do it for you." I said no, do it for yourself. He said OK, first goal's for you. Fine first goal's for me.
He did say, "I'll do it for you." I said no, do it for yourself. He said OK, first goal's for you. Fine first goal's for me.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 2:03 pm to Gaston
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I'm just giving you a useless pep talk.
And that's why he calls you sir.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 2:06 pm to Gaston
Just tell him you appreciate him being respectful in using the term, and continue to address other adults that way. However, you would prefer that he call you dad when addressing or answering you.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 2:07 pm to hawgfaninc
quote:I bet most people who share this sentiment wear hats at Applebee's and don't stand up when a woman leaves the table.
I see kids that won't do it and they're usually frick ups that weren't raised right
Posted on 8/20/16 at 2:08 pm to Mars duMorgue
Its a general thing, I think responding to me with yes sir is a bit stiff and it makes me feel like there's too much distance between us. I'm his dad, not a coach or a teacher.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 2:17 pm to Gaston
Just the opposite growing up, if I didn't say sir or ma'am it was smack around time. My kids are the same but instead of smack down time, the stink eye gets the job done, of course, it is never needed cause my kids just always use respect and manners.
So....
You don't want your children to use manners and respect when addressing you? If they don't address you with respect, what are the chances they do it to their elders?
Ahhhhhh, is the next generation going to be even worse than millennials???
So....
You don't want your children to use manners and respect when addressing you? If they don't address you with respect, what are the chances they do it to their elders?
Ahhhhhh, is the next generation going to be even worse than millennials???
This post was edited on 8/20/16 at 2:18 pm
Posted on 8/20/16 at 2:18 pm to Gaston
I did the same to my dad when I was about your son's age because it was a habit to me for other adults. He made sure to tell me that I didn't need to do that with him, and I could tell that he didn't like it. He was always a "Mr. Peazey is my father" type and preferred to be more informal with people. I didn't ever call him sir again. It doesn't mean that I didn't respect him.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 2:18 pm to Gaston
Always addressed mom and dad as "no sir/yes ma'am:
Posted on 8/20/16 at 2:24 pm to Balloon Huffer
I don't think either my son or I are millenials, and it's not about respect, it's about communicating with the person who loves you the most on this whole planet. The relationship between him and us shouldn't always require such a strict response in my opinion.
He's a very respectful young man and one of the points of this thread was that I'll suck it up and deal with it making me feel strange if it helps him in the long run.
He's a very respectful young man and one of the points of this thread was that I'll suck it up and deal with it making me feel strange if it helps him in the long run.
This post was edited on 8/20/16 at 2:28 pm
Posted on 8/20/16 at 2:26 pm to Gaston
You serious????? Having your child say that to you shows YOU did something right in raising him.
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