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[quote=Anonymous]With my kids I have them use the southern construct of Miss/Mr first name, in many cases because last names are now really all over the place, and just because you know your classmate’s last name doesn’t mean you have any idea about the parents’ names.

However, I do expect younger children to use some kind of honorific when talking to me (an adult) but don’t get massively bent out of shape if they don’t. I think it’s polite and teaches personal boundaries, However, I also try to understand what the parents are teaching their children, and I go along with their wishes. So while I generally would prefer Miss first name, if the parents are teaching Ms. Lastname, I go along because I want to support the parents. Drives me batty when people who are trying to teach their kids some basic manners are subverted by someone who just sits there and insists that they can only go by first name only and “Ms. X is my mother and I’m not old”. Get over yourself. It takes a village.[/quote]

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