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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I insist on being called Mrs, but I'm upfront about it. My children are not allowed to call adults by their first name, ever. [/quote]

What if the other person wants your child to use their first name?

I grew up in a pretty household where adults were never called by first name. I’m 50 and my parents will still correct me if I am talking to my parents but not the actual person of their generation and don’t use a title.

It puts your child in a weird spot if you don’t teach them to use the form of address people want and just insist on last name.

Anyway this is the tween/teen thread, and I don’t broker most of these interactions anymore.  I tell my kids to start as formal as possible. Last name versus first name. Dr instead of Mr/Ms. If you don’t know a last name, you are going to have to find a way to figure it out- including politely asking. If someone wants to be called something more informally, they will tell you. But it rarely happens the other way even when people are rubbed the wrong way.[/quote]

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