Respect

**duckduckgoose007** · 11-20-2004, 04:39 PM

What do your Children call the Relatives?

Like Aunt or Uncle So & So???

My Children always called them Aunt & Uncle.

I think this is a sign of respect.

Do you agree or not?

**guest2** · 11-20-2004, 04:41 PM

Our kids always call their Aunt and Uncles "Aunt ________, Uncle_________. They also call close family friends Aunt and Uncle. They address other adults as Mr., Mrs. or Miss either with the person's first or last name (depending on what the person they are addressing prefers. They are not allowed to call an adult by their first name only.

**KKCondrey** · 11-20-2004, 04:43 PM

For the most part I call them aunt and uncle. I even call my God Parents Aunt & Uncle so & so. Even my uncles first wife (my cousins mom) I still call her "Aunt" Paula. I called her aunt for 13 years and we are still close to her so I can't imagine not calling her that.

**pqb52** · 11-20-2004, 04:49 PM

Always aunt or uncle.

**PrairieRose** · 11-21-2004, 02:01 PM

Aunt or Uncle Sue or Bob or whatever.....

**Darlene** · 11-21-2004, 03:50 PM

I agree. I don't like the informality of calling adults by first names, it just doesn't seem right. Nothing wrong with showing manners & respect.

**kimmee** · 11-21-2004, 04:04 PM

My kids call adults they don't know that well by "Mr or Mrs" and anyone in a position of authority (like teachers), even if they know them from out in the general public (family friend, what have you) I origionally got this idea from a class Bob and I took called Growing Kids God's Way - I didn't go along with somethings in that class but this concept I really took to.

**slowtypinwoman** · 11-21-2004, 05:40 PM

Alex is not allowed to call any adult by their first name only. I may be crazy but I think that kids calling adults by their first name only has played a part in the break-down of society. Kids are not my peers. I show them resect through my actions toward them.

**frugalmel** · 11-22-2004, 04:54 PM

Originally posted by hmsclmom
Our kids always call their Aunt and Uncles "Aunt ________, Uncle_________. They also call close family friends Aunt and Uncle. They address other adults as Mr., Mrs. or Miss either with the person's first or last name (depending on what the person they are addressing prefers. They are not allowed to call an adult by their first name only.

Same here. Most adults we know prefer to be Mrs/Mr first name. It kinda bothers me, but if "susie jones" wants to be "Mrs. Susie" to my kids rather than Mrs. Jones I won't argue. I was brought up that way and I feel that its just disrespectful to not. Just my thoughts though.

**Michelle** · 11-22-2004, 05:32 PM

I agree 100%

**Kimmomo3** · 11-22-2004, 06:28 PM

I am one who lets kids call me Mrs. Kim or Mrs. C because our last name is 12 letters and really does not sound like it is spelled. But I do not tell them to call me that untill they have had trouble saying the name a few times. It does not happen a lot since the kids that I am around, I am around because they are around my kids and have heard the name more than once.

My kids are informed to say Mr/Mrs and Aunt, Uncle, Grandma, Grandpa always comes before their names. Except Grandma Woo woo that is not her real first name

but it is what the kids call her. (I don't really remember how it started)