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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, June 06, 2005 - 10:06 pm
I was raised to always call my elders sir, ma'am, Mr, Ms, and Mrs. I think it is a show of respect and it also teaches children a bit of manners. It certainly never hurt anyone. I think it is a great custom to continue.
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Schoolmarm
Member
02-18-2001
| Monday, June 06, 2005 - 10:35 pm
Well, I know that children in Mexico and Guatemala call their elder by their proper titles. At least I think that is what it was in Guatemala, as they were speaking a Maya (not MayaN) dialect. It was very clear in Spanish. Tish...your spell checker must have changed Paulo Freire's name to Paula. LOL! We have lost a great educational philosopher with his death.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 8:34 am
Interesting point Eeyore but you also have to remember that respectful titles were here wayy before there were super power countries. On another note I don't let my kids call me by my first name. They say your highness. 
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 9:27 am
i actually laughed out loud just then! thank you mocha!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 9:30 am
Yw. 
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 12:47 pm
OMG Mocha! You are too funny!! The only time I called my mother anything over the top was when I wanted something. I'd say something like "How are you doing today, mother dearest" and she'd reply with a suspicious "What do you want from me?" LOL
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 1:15 pm
Lol.
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Graceunderfyre
Member
01-22-2004
| Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 2:36 pm
lol Mocha - I would think "Supreme Being" would be more on par with your level. . . My mom used to tell us to never call her Mother. She hated that. Eeyore, I did wonder about oppression of some sort being a reason for feeling like you naturally need to put in a title, but just about every country has been oppressed at one time or another. And I'm haven't really studied Hispanic history but I don't think most Latino countries were colonized by the Bristish the way Asian and African countries were. At one time I wondered if it had something to do with being southern, because down south everyone says maam or sir. But then I wondered if that was because the places I'd been down south were also near Military bases.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 2:42 pm
Rofl I like that.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 6:18 pm
Dylan has stopped calling me Mommy and I still want him to!!
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 6:20 pm
Mocha -- are you sure we aren't long lost cousins? Some days my HS students say "Mrs.___" so many times I will actually stop them and say: I am no longer Mrs. ____. For the rest of the day, I will only answer to "Oh high and mighty one of great beauty" or "Oh powerful one"! Works every time -- they stop bugging me and we all get some relief from stressful times. (It's even funnier when they say "Oh high and mighty one" because I'm barely 5'2!) FWIW -- I agree w/ using the titles. Ms. or Mr. first name seems like a logical compromise. My kids call me by my title (Mrs) and my first initial many times--and that's ok too. I only say something in one of two situations: 1) they use my first name in class. I calmly state that in school, proper etiquette requires the use of a title or 2) they use "miss." I just remind them "Mrs." and if it they use it again, I say after being married for 16 years, I've WORKED for that darn title! LOL
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 7:56 pm
Pamy, what does he call you?
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 7:59 pm
Princess j/k he calls me Mom. Bill calls me Mama.
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Abby7
Member
07-17-2002
| Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 8:09 pm
I've always asked to be called by my first name. I think it comes from growing up during the whole hippie generation. Hey, at least I didn't change my name to Shining Star, Sunflower, etc. lol (oops, sorry to those who did....we won't talk about the fashion) I, do love the southern thing (?), being called Miss "first name". Signed, Miss Abby (even tho' i'm not a miss, an abby (kathleen) or from the south...if the south has anything to do with it lol) (pamy, check your folder)
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Graceunderfyre
Member
01-22-2004
| Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 8:18 pm
Pamy I'm sorry to hear that Jai stopped calling me mama and finally started calling me Mommy. I don't mind Ms/Miss/Mrs - just as long as it's not plain Grace.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 8:20 pm
Hey plain Grace, Ryan never went to the "mommy" phase. He still calls me "mama." I hope that never ends!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 8:21 pm
And at Jai's age, Ryan hadn't even called me mama. He was 28 months before he said mama.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Tuesday, June 07, 2005 - 9:35 pm
Oh, Pamy, that can be difficult, huh? Your little boy is growing up! My Loupup (at age 26) calls me 'Mama Bear.' I love it! <Smile>
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Graceunderfyre
Member
01-22-2004
| Wednesday, June 08, 2005 - 4:52 am
How cute. . . well my older brother and I both call my mom "mommy" still to her face. Julie - Jai said 2 or 3 full sentences yesterday in my presence and blew my socks off - well had I not been wearing sandals he would have.
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Secretsmile
Member
08-19-2002
| Wednesday, June 08, 2005 - 6:47 am
Pamy, it's always a double edge sword when our kids make a right of passage such as not calling us mommy. I can share with you that there will be times in your lives when you will hear "mommy" again and they are all the more sweet since it will be said with more love and even awe than you ever heard when he was young. eg. My oldest son called from base last night, we are all impatient for his leave to start and he said, "I just can't wait to hug my mommy".
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Wednesday, June 08, 2005 - 6:50 am
Awww, that brought tears to my eyes, Secretsmile. What a good son.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, June 08, 2005 - 7:03 am
Lol Abby. Could be Teach lol. My boys usually call me ma and it's mommy when they want something. Some of their friends call me ma and mommy too. I must be feeding them too much.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Wednesday, June 08, 2005 - 7:08 am
ROTF!
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Wednesday, June 08, 2005 - 7:58 am
Mocha, enjoy the friends calling you ma and mommy. My grandchildren's friends call me grandma. 
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Rosie
Member
11-12-2003
| Wednesday, June 08, 2005 - 8:05 am
Grace, are the discussions over and decisions made?
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Wednesday, June 08, 2005 - 8:12 am
aaahh SS, that made me cry!!! I have a feeling I will hear 'Mommy' when he wants something! LOL
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Graceunderfyre
Member
01-22-2004
| Thursday, June 09, 2005 - 6:04 am
Yes the discussions are over and the decisions made. Actually there have been a lot of changes over the last two weeks and now the majority of my staff is 17-19. There are still 3 of us old farts. Anyway, when I brought it up at training, everyone was pretty enthusiastic about it. I think that's the ticket, to get them while they are young and like the idea of having a title 
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Mistysmoke
Member
08-10-2001
| Saturday, July 09, 2005 - 7:02 pm
We have our son call people Mr/Miss/Mrs. First name. We have only had one person say "please just call me First Name", and she is a dear friend of ours. Of course at scout meetings (she was den mom) the Mrs. came back 
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