re: Do You Teach Your Kids to Say "Ma'am" or "Sir" As a Sign of Respect?

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I did not however raise them to say ma'am and sir because I travel a lot and it is not the norm outside of the south.

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Says the lady that LITERALLY has madam in her user name.

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I grew up with it as a habit and had to break it for my career so I did not think it was important to make my children do it.

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what career negativity would arise from using those manners? Do you ever feel resentful for feeling the need to abandon a non-offensive cultural norm that you were raised to value?