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[quote=Anonymous][quote]It is disrespectful to call someone something other than what they ask to be called. For example, if my child went to school and decided he didn't respect his teacher and called her "Larla" instead of her last name, then there would be consequences severe enough to essentially force him to comply. If my teenager decided he didn't respect me and wanted to call me "woman", same thing would happen. If your kid was bullying some kid on the playground by calling them a silly nickname rather than their name, I'd hope you'd intervene. In this case, I can see a case for having a conversation in which you respectfully ask her to make a less loaded choice, but in the end it should be Larla's choice as to what she's called. [/quote]

You are correct when it comes to names.  You should call people by the name they wish you to use.  "Teacher" and "Grandma" aren't names.  They're titles or an appellations that denote relationships.  Teacher-student, grandmother-grandchild.  This woman isn't their grandmother, she is their step-grandmother.  The rule you cite doesn't apply in this case.[/quote]

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