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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh man, this hits home.  I was raised in Texas and would NEVER have done such a thing, it was like spitting in someone's eye.  Now I live here and friends of DH's have taught their 6 year old to call me "Jenny" - no Ms., no Larla's mom - and every. single. time. my initial reaction is "wtf did you just say???"

The kid is doing nothing wrong because her parents literally told her to call adults by their names.  But I cannot get over how upset it makes me, and it makes me think the kid is a brat even though she is obeying her mom and dad.

So no, I don't let my kid do that, not at this tender age.  If she grows into a bratty teen who tries it out to test boundaries I won't be shocked, but a little kid is not on par with an adult and it's weird and off-putting to pretend otherwise.[/quote]

If it makes you mad, just say, "Hey, I prefer when Larla's friends call me Ms. Jenny. Can you call me Ms. Jenny? Let me know if there's anything else you prefer to be called." There is zero reasons to let the kid call you something you're not comfortable with. And it's not really fair to the kid to harbor rage at something that you haven't asked them about!

FWIW I was also raised in TX and called ALL my friends parents Ms. Last Name (and in some cases Ms. First Name) and I think it is such a strange convention as an adult... Because I feel like still calling them that as a 36 year old haha[/quote]

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