Do you insist on making your kids call you Sir or Madam?

[Chewbacca]

Very traditional I know but seems odd today.

[Dr. Robert]

No, mine call me your highness, your majesty, excellence, my liege.

[seabreeze60]

Just my employees

[sickened1]

Mine doesn't even call me at all.

[Chewbacca]

Saw and heard it today at a Home Depot. Looked like an Amish or a Mennonite family. I liked the formalities actually compared to some of today’s lousy disrespectful tickstok kids with the videos and swears and the challenges

[TheVTCGuy]

Originally Posted by Chewbacca

Very traditional I know but seems odd today.

Excuse me ma’am?

[THC]

Moderation is key imo

Elders, teachers, police, fireman etc for sure., yes sir, yes ma’am

[Stud Screw]

No, but they always let me win.

[dnpina]

Sir and Ma'am is not unusual in Texas.

Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

[PackPride]

For grandparents absolutely- but, for us lowly parents, we probably get a 50/50 chance.

[Mendota]

No, but we started taking Taekwondo together with our 3 boys as a family in February, and during every class session or when at the studio we address the instructors with yes sir and yes ma'am, no matter the age. Higher belts on the floor teaching or assisting with class command respect. Not properly responding to or addressing the instructor earns you some push-ups!

[TK-710]

My parents made me and my brother growing up. Everyone was sir, ma’am or mr, Mrs or dr and last name.

My kids are now the same way.

They are also not allowed to answer adults with yea. It yes and again sir ma’am or title and last name. If they slip up I correct them right on the spot. What I find odd is when parents let their kids call adults by their first name. The popular thing now seems to put a mr. or Mrs in front of the first name. That’s ok. First time a neighborhood kid called me Mr. Joshua I thought I was staring in a Lethal Weapon remake.

Footnote We’re not Amish or Mennonite nor do I make furniture. I simply had a strict father but we were always complimented as kids for being polite. It stuck with me that it’s a great way to make a good first impression. Kind of sad that it is now considered odd.

[MDH8800]

My daughter says sir/ma’am 100% of the time. Im a stickler for manners and I still call everyone sir/ma’am, even if they are younger than me.

[TK-710]

Originally Posted by MDH8800

My daughter says sir/ma’am 100% of the time. Im a stickler for manners and I still call everyone sir/ma’am, even if they are younger than me.

[swils8610]

No…it’s Mr and Mrs usually. A couple of my daughters close friends call my wife by her first per her request.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

[pickettt]

Not to me, but my son does to all other adults. I don't have to insist it though, he does it because I do it to my elders.

[Mendota]

Originally Posted by TK-710

My parents made me and my brother growing up. Everyone was sir, ma’am or mr, Mrs or dr and last name.

My kids are now the same way.

They are also not allowed to answer adults with yea. It yes and again sir ma’am or title and last name. If they slip up I correct them right on the spot. What I find odd is when parents let their kids call adults by their first name. The popular thing now seems to put a mr. or Mrs in front of the first name. That’s ok. First time a neighborhood kid called me Mr. Joshua I thought I was staring in a Lethal Weapon remake.

Footnote We’re not Amish or Mennonite nor do I make furniture. I simply had a strict father but we were always complimented as kids for being polite. It stuck with me that it’s a great way to make a good first impression. Kind of sad that it is now considered odd.

Agreed. We have our boys address all of our neighbors and adults as Mr. So and So or Mrs. So and So. I also am in the habit of always saying thank you sir, or yes sir now, too. Taking the Taekwondo has added a really nice level of courtesy (one of the key tenets) and it is a great reminder for the boys (and all of us) to always be polite and respectful, not that we weren't before, but it's a great boost.

[bigrustypig]

Originally Posted by TK-710

My parents made me and my brother growing up. Everyone was sir, ma’am or mr, Mrs or dr and last name.

My kids are now the same way.

They are also not allowed to answer adults with yea. It yes and again sir ma’am or title and last name. If they slip up I correct them right on the spot. What I find odd is when parents let their kids call adults by their first name. The popular thing now seems to put a mr. or Mrs in front of the first name. That’s ok. First time a neighborhood kid called me Mr. Joshua I thought I was staring in a Lethal Weapon remake.

Footnote We’re not Amish or Mennonite nor do I make furniture. I simply had a strict father but we were always complimented as kids for being polite. It stuck with me that it’s a great way to make a good first impression. Kind of sad that it is now considered odd.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Old Farmer]

Not used in Oz, it's yes boss or Mrs boss

[Chewbacca]

Learning a lot on this thread. Times sure have changed.

Thanks for chiming in.

[airchitect]

Mine tried calling me Dad instead of Daddy once. I almost lost it. But now they shall all call me sir……..

See how long it takes to get my wife on the bandwagon…..


Sent using Tapatalk

[SDGT3]

I insist on being called "Your Lordship".

[TK-710]

Originally Posted by SDGT3

I insist on being called "Your Lordship".

I’m coming around to Starlord myself.

[AzPaul]

Dude

[330ci]

Everyone is referred to as Sir, Ma'am or madam dependent on situation. Growing up my parents were always complimented on our manners when my sisters and I stayed over at friends. I've actually had a few friendships end because people I was hanging out with in public didn't behave the way I was brought up and it irritates the heck out of me being with rude people.

[AF_Rob]

Sir/ma’am wasn’t required in my family. Unless it was for teachers/school staff and first responders. However, titles such as aunt, uncle and so on were required within the family. I was not allowed to address any adult outside the family by their first name, unless they insisted. If I met an adult as a child, I still call them mr/mrs today.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Brew]

I don’t like it when kids call me by my first name. I like it less when their parents don’t correct them. I don’t say anything; try not to wince, etc.

My parents are both gone. When I see their old friends, they are still Mr./Mrs. So and So or some times Uncle/Aunt.

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

[AK797]

Originally Posted by Dr. Robert

No, mine call me your highness, your majesty, excellence, my liege.

So you're a Prince, a King, a Cardinal and a Lord... boy, you are demanding.

[S’portEye]

Originally Posted by TK-710

My parents made me and my brother growing up. Everyone was sir, ma’am or mr, Mrs or dr and last name.

My kids are now the same way.

They are also not allowed to answer adults with yea. It yes and again sir ma’am or title and last name. If they slip up I correct them right on the spot. What I find odd is when parents let their kids call adults by their first name. The popular thing now seems to put a mr. or Mrs in front of the first name. That’s ok. First time a neighborhood kid called me Mr. Joshua I thought I was staring in a Lethal Weapon remake.

Footnote We’re not Amish or Mennonite nor do I make furniture. I simply had a strict father but we were always complimented as kids for being polite. It stuck with me that it’s a great way to make a good first impression. Kind of sad that it is now considered odd.

Thank you. I was raised and currently raise my children the same way. It’s not old fashioned, it’s polite and respectful.

[AK797]

As a Brit, where we have actual Sirs, we never use those terms but I do find it endearing and respectful, esp when one is correcting behaviour. Increasingly here parents are calling their boys buddy and mate which I find is off as that is blurring the lines of friend and parent - darling, honey, sweetheart etc is still more appropriate.