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Originally posted by dtb
So, for those of you with kids, and for those of you who were once kids (I know this is most of you, but I have my doubts about Slave...), do your kids' friends call you by your first name, or [Mr.][Mrs.][Ms.] + surname (and for those of you sans offspring -- do you prefer/insist that children address you by your first name, or the title-surname combo)?
I ask because most of my kids' friends call me either by my first name, or "Augustin**'s mom", but lately, I have found that people introduce me to their children as Mrs.dtb -- I'm afraid it's because of my wrinkles and saggy boobs. Am I being paranoid?
**A pseudonym.
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I think there is a bit of conservatism in the air on how people deal with each other. The tech boom is over, people (at least some of them) are wearing suits all too often, and children are addressing adults as Mr. or Mrs. Whatever. I also think that as kids age, they are expected to be more respectful to adults, so Mr. and Mrs. are used more as kids get past the early, anything goes stage. So between your kids aging and these conservative Bush years, you're getting treated with more deference (at least to your face).
I've been hearing this more often lately myself, and I have neither wrinkles nor sagging boobs. Though there are some grey hairs starting to appear.
