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I don't always like it when my son says yes/no sir to me.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:27 pm
I want him to address other adults in that way but it seems strange to say it to me.
Anyone else feel this way?
He's 10, so I don't say anything to him about it, but I don't like how impersonal it is. I tell him to try hard in his soccer scrimmage..."stay active in your movement and always look to attack...yes sir". Sir? I'm your damn dad and I'm just giving you a useless pep talk.
Anyone else feel this way?
He's 10, so I don't say anything to him about it, but I don't like how impersonal it is. I tell him to try hard in his soccer scrimmage..."stay active in your movement and always look to attack...yes sir". Sir? I'm your damn dad and I'm just giving you a useless pep talk.
This post was edited on 8/20/16 at 2:37 pm
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Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:29 pm to Gaston
"Frick you, Dad"
Take it as a compliment that your kid respects you enough to say it.
Take it as a compliment that your kid respects you enough to say it.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:29 pm to Gaston
I'm 26 and when I deal with high school and college kids they also all call me sir and it's weird as frick.
But you should be happy your kid is respectful and not a dindu nuffin.
But you should be happy your kid is respectful and not a dindu nuffin.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:30 pm to Gaston
Yeah, I never called my parents by that title. My dad hated it as well. Said it made him feel like he was a military officer.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:31 pm to Gaston
I call my dad sir on occasion. If he's asking me to help him with something. Which reminds me. I miss him.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:32 pm to Keys Open Doors
My dad was a military officer so I was taught to say sir 
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:32 pm to Keys Open Doors
I guess I should just tell him.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:32 pm to Keys Open Doors
i didn't use that with my parents but i use it with other people quite often...UNLESS i am in the north with my yankee family. my slight drawl kind of gets me out of shite but i've gotten stern responses.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:33 pm to McCaigBro69
I still call my boss and people at work who I'm over and are older than me sir, ma'am.
I don't really see myself stopping either, it's just a habit
I don't really see myself stopping either, it's just a habit
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:33 pm to SlowFlowPro
I don't like when people say it to me. Most kids around here address adults by their first name, which was culture shock when I moved here.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:34 pm to Gaston
What would you rather him say?
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:34 pm to Gaston
My boys have always been respectful to adults and our relatives and friends. When the last 3 started playing sports that's when they began the yes/no ma'am and yes/no sir. It has carried on to adulthood as this became a habit and a good one. 
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:35 pm to Gaston
It's so annoying when some kid says "sir" like five times in a short conversation.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:35 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Really, I'd be creeped out if he called me by my first name. Dad works for me.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:36 pm to Gaston
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Really, I'd be creeped out if he called me by my first name.
when my parents divorced, i straight up made a power play on my dad and started calling him by his first name
i remember at baseball practice all the kids were literally blown the frick away
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:38 pm to Gaston
My son addresses me as "Your Grace".
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:39 pm to SlowFlowPro
They thought you were about to get beaten right there.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:39 pm to Gaston
I actually understand what you're saying.. It's a balance, when attention is needed and directions are given then the yes sir/ no sir answer is warranted.. Shen www are just hanging in the couch and I ask him a question then sir isn't needed..
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:41 pm to Gaston
Felt the same why.
Why I had him go with "Ma'am" and "George" instead.
Why I had him go with "Ma'am" and "George" instead.
Posted on 8/20/16 at 1:44 pm to Gaston
and it never happened and they were just :o
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