Do children call you by your first name or by Mr. or Mrs. X?
I know I've had a couple of personal rants on this topic before, but..it's really annoying me again lately.
It's not that I'm being called by my first name by these kids...I'm even being called by my nickname....as if we're buddies....
The result, in my opinion is a lowering of a behavioral threshold. Today, the neighbor daughter called me 5 times from her cell phone "Is your refrigerator running, go catch it" kind of stuff. She's 11. I walked outside and she had this "hey dude" attitude with me...as if I am in her 6th grade class with her or something and we're buddies . Literally, I cringe when 8 year olds call me "kris".
I want to be liked, but I also want to be respected as a grown-up. Hey...the wrinkles need to be good for something.
kris
I know I've had a couple of personal rants on this topic before, but..it's really annoying me again lately.
It's not that I'm being called by my first name by these kids...I'm even being called by my nickname....as if we're buddies....
The result, in my opinion is a lowering of a behavioral threshold. Today, the neighbor daughter called me 5 times from her cell phone "Is your refrigerator running, go catch it" kind of stuff. She's 11. I walked outside and she had this "hey dude" attitude with me...as if I am in her 6th grade class with her or something and we're buddies . Literally, I cringe when 8 year olds call me "kris".
I want to be liked, but I also want to be respected as a grown-up. Hey...the wrinkles need to be good for something.
kris
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