When I was little, we were taught to call our friends parents by Mr____ or Mrs____ or use Brother_____ or Sister_______. We were never allowed to call them by their first name. It was the same way when addressing a teacher or our parents close friends. Then, when I got married, I thought that it made me 'old' when people called me that, so I insisted that they call me Krissy. After all, who wants to be older than they really are? That's all I wanted, until.......
Now, I look at the youth today and think, "Where did respect for your elders go?" Seriously. Where did it go? What happened to the respect for teachers, leaders, neighbors, parents and grandparents. It went right out with my generation insisting on the kids calling us by our first name.
I can't undo what I did to my older boys, but I sure can change what my girls call people. We have been using Mr or Mrs and Miss or Brother or Sister when referring to anyone that is married or old enough to be married. There is no reason for such disrespect to continue and it starts with me.
1 comment:
Krissy,
I totally agree with you! The other day I was at work and said yes ma'am to a sweet little lady, and she asked if I was from the south. She said I shouldn't be so polite living up here. Anyways, as long as your girls don't call me that I am so happy to hear that they are learning respect!
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