What do your kids call your friends or neighbors?

[Anonymous]

In my old neighborhood we referred to them as Ms. Rebecca or Mr. Thomas. Now I’ve moved to Maryland but I’m wondering if this is universal. What about older neighbors? I grew up saying Mr Smith and Ms Nguyen. Is there a universal plan now? I don’t even know all of my daughters friends last name bc I can’t go into her classroom.

[Anonymous]

That is not customary where I am from or live, so no.

[Anonymous]

We taught DD to say Mr./Ms. [First Name]. It’s how DH’s family did it. I grew up saying either Mr./Ms./Mrs. [Last Name] or just their first names for close family friends.

[Anonymous]

When my kids were little, we pushed, ‘Ms. Jennifer’ or ‘Mr. Ben,’ to follow the daycare / preschool teacher nomenclature.
But when they went to elem school, we switched (again, to follow) Mrs. and Mr. Last Name.

But... I love the nomenclature of my Indian friends, where everyone is an Uncle or Auntie. Everyone gets the same name!

[Anonymous]

Either by their first name if we are all close or Mr./Ms./Mrs. Last name. We don't do Ms./Mr. First name. Weird to me.

[Anonymous]

Usually Mr./Mrs. So and So.

My closest female friends are Miss Larla to them.

[Anonymous]

Mr / Miss first name.
I do not know last names of tons of people and have a harder time recalling them.

[Anonymous]

Mr/Ms/Mrs (last name), very close friends or close older relatives are aunt/uncle (first name)

[Anonymous]

My kids don't call my neighbors anything other than their name, if they know it - but they don't talk to them, only to me about them.

[Anonymous]

First names for most. Mr./Ms for those she doesn’t know well.

[Anonymous]

First names, but usually, they manage to have conversations without names.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Either by their first name if we are all close or Mr./Ms./Mrs. Last name. We don't do Ms./Mr. First name. Weird to me.

Agree. I had to adjust for daycare but we don’t use Ms/first name anywhere else. Close friends we say auntie or uncle. Neighbors it’s a mix depending on how they intro themselves or if they are my elder. I try to use their preference. When I was a child it was strictly Mrs/Mr/Ms / last name.

[Anonymous]

I make my kids call others Mr/mrs/ ms.

I go by Mrs. X

[Anonymous]

I don't set up false uncle and aunt titles. That makes those adults seem like they have authority over my children. You want your kids to be set up for "keep a special secret with Uncle Joe"?

[Anonymous]

My two year neighbor called my husband “Mr. Ms. [My Name].” That’s our favorite thing ever.