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re: Do You Teach Your Kids to Say "Ma'am" or "Sir" As a Sign of Respect?
Posted on 5/3/19 at 6:52 am to Lynyrd
Posted on 5/3/19 at 6:52 am to Lynyrd
And teaching my son to never shake a mans hand while sitting down. He’s 2 and when he meets someone he will stick his little hand out to shake the persons hand and say “hi, my name is _____ nice to meet you”
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Posted on 5/3/19 at 7:00 am to HempHead
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Is there anything as cringey as hearing a small kid calling their parents by their first name? What the frick is that shite.
I can’t handle this.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 7:04 am to Perfect Circle
I'm not militant about it but it is encouraged.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 7:08 am to Perfect Circle
I say sir and ma'am to people 30 years younger than me every day. It is a sign of respect. I show everyone this respect no matter their age until they do something to not deserve it. On the other hand I am 50 and have never be comfortable being called sir. Especially my friends kids. It seems impersonal to me. I correct them quickly and tell them to call me by my first name.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 7:20 am to Perfect Circle
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Do You Teach Your Kids to Say "Ma'am" or "Sir" As a Sign of Respect?
Absolutely. The less that younger generations are taught to respect elders, the more disrespectful younger generations become.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 7:24 am to Bard
Another funny story...
When we went to the LSU game in Seattle back in 2009, we took a Sunday trip out to the Olympic Peninsula. We stopped at this small town store and started talking with the owners.
The lady literally got one of her friends to come up just to hear my kids talk. “Aww. Yes ma’am and yes sir. I love it. Your two are so cute.”
I kind of felt like saying “aww, bless your heart.”
We still laugh about that.
When we went to the LSU game in Seattle back in 2009, we took a Sunday trip out to the Olympic Peninsula. We stopped at this small town store and started talking with the owners.
The lady literally got one of her friends to come up just to hear my kids talk. “Aww. Yes ma’am and yes sir. I love it. Your two are so cute.”
I kind of felt like saying “aww, bless your heart.”
We still laugh about that.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 7:34 am to Perfect Circle
I say sir and ma'am to everyone until they do something to lose my respect.
My son says sir and ma'am to all adults
My son says sir and ma'am to all adults
This post was edited on 5/3/19 at 7:34 am
Posted on 5/3/19 at 7:37 am to Perfect Circle
I say each to folks regardless of if they are older than me or not.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 7:40 am to Perfect Circle
I can't stand kids who don't use them. They're all bastards it seems.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 7:46 am to Perfect Circle
I do to people I don’t know and did it when I was below college age and maybe some a little in college depending on the situation. What I find amusing are the people who demand it even after you know someone and it isn’t a boss/employee dynamic. Once you’re both adults and aquatinted first names should be fine. But some people get off on the power trip.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 7:47 am to PawnMaster
quote:that's cuck behavior
I’m 25 and sometimes I feel weird calling older coworkers “Mr.”.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 7:48 am to jlovel7
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But some people get off on the power trip.
meh, I use it daily at work, and I'm typically older than the people I'm working with, and I'm the boss
Posted on 5/3/19 at 7:49 am to Perfect Circle
Absolutely. I'm not too concerned with them saying it to me as I used to think it was a power trip thing because my dad was all about it. But my kids know they better say it to other adults.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 7:50 am to Perfect Circle
i teach em to say frick off and eat a dick. Goes over well at family gatherings.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 7:50 am to MorbidTheClown
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i teach em to say frick off and eat a dick
raising them right, baw!
Posted on 5/3/19 at 7:51 am to HempHead
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I didn't endure switchings for saying "yup" as a kid only to not pass down the same manners.
young Pecker dropped “yeah” a lot and was promptly corrected. To this day I still say yes ma’am to many strangers, especially to those who are older. 
Posted on 5/3/19 at 8:11 am to Perfect Circle
Yes. It’s a southern tradition that the world would benefit from.
I love doing it up north and having people look at me like I’m crazy.
I love doing it up north and having people look at me like I’m crazy.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 8:26 am to GreatLakesTiger24
I'm 57 and still say, "ma'am" and "sir" to my dad, parents in-law and anyone their age.
Posted on 5/3/19 at 8:30 am to Perfect Circle
Yes. In fact, I'm in my early 30s, and my friends and I have now reached the age where it's socially appropriate to start calling each other's parents by their first names only without the Mr. or Mrs. in front and it's just weird. It feels so disrespectful. Sometimes I still use the prefix depending on the setting.
But I will always say yes, ma'am or yes, sir to them and my parents. My mom would give me hell for days if I answered her with "yeah."
But I will always say yes, ma'am or yes, sir to them and my parents. My mom would give me hell for days if I answered her with "yeah."
Posted on 5/3/19 at 8:32 am to Perfect Circle
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I'm 57 and still say, "ma'am" and "sir" to my mother in-law and anyone their age.
I will frequently say it to younger folks. It's just courtesy...
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