I think J-money would be an appropriate name for me seeing as I am the Bank of Dad.

Her son, however, thinks it's disrespectful, so he and his friends haven't adopted the nickname.

That & he's mortified that his mom thinks it's a good idea.

Some of my teenage son's friends call me Mr. (very few), most call me by my first name (as my son tends to do with other parents in the appropriate situation). The one or two that have tried to hang a dumb nickname on me quickly get set straight. I'm neither their buddy nor their pal. I hope that I'm someone that they enjoy/don't mind being around & that if they had some sort of problem they could come to me to talk about it. However, ultimately I'm in charge. A nickname just blurs that line at a time in their life where things are confusing enough already.

My son called me by my name once. ONCE.

I expect anyone 5 years or more younger than me to say Ms., and I address anyone older than me similarly. Until they tell me to stop. Children shouldn't speak as if they're our equals because they're not.

The only time I speak my parents' names in their presence is when I'm introducing them to someone.

These children need to be smacked. Hard.

soze: These children need to be smacked. Hard.

THIS

This is one reason I like living on a military base. Kids address adults as Mr or Mrs (first name).

Yeah,that would have went over really well with my mom.....like upside the head well.

soze: These children need to be smacked. Hard.

I'll get right on it. Right after I'm done smacking their parents.

This is nothing new. Example A:

ooooh no teenagers are going to cause the end of the wooooooorld!

stupid article, stupid outrage.

Heh. I've been married for fourteen years. My husband still addresses my parents as Mr. and Mrs. + last name. My parents probably wouldn't object to the use of their first names, but nor do they think this is at all weird.

Most of the teenagers I work with use 'ma'am' and 'sir' with the adults instead of names. That used to bug me, but then I realized that if they're calling me 'ma'am' they're not making a mess of my last name. Everybody wins.

flavor of the month: stupid article, stupid outrage.

THIS

H_is_for_Heretic: I expect anyone 5 years or more younger than me to say Ms., and I address anyone older than me similarly.

Do you ask first? "Excuse me, how old are you? I need to know what to call you. Thank you."

When you're an adult, i.e., supporting yourself, then we're on a first-name basis. I'm happy to acknowledge you as a peer once you have earned it.

Am I a crankypants? Possibly. So be it.

Recoil Therapy: However, ultimately I'm in charge. A nickname just blurs that line at a time in their life where things are confusing enough already


heck, even first names blurs this distinction.

If my son starting calling me a name, I'd make him mow the lawn with nail clippers, after I stopped laughing.

/never spanked him.

G-Dog? Is that you?

LadyHawke911: The only time I speak my parents' names in their presence is when I'm introducing them to someone.

Good Girl.

My Lawn, welcome.

Animatronik: If my son starting calling me a name, I'd make him mow the lawn with nail clippers, after I stopped laughing.

/never spanked him.

-YET

HenryFnord: My son called me by my name once. ONCE.

I usually call my mom "Moms". That's still cool, right?

My stepfather earned the endearing nickname of Pros, as in male prostitute. He was completely oblivious as to the meaning. It was stupid in retrospect, but amusing to a dumb teenager.

I periodically sarcastically call my parents by nicknames. However it's always a different name so I guess that's not a nickname.

I have a nickname for my father. I am an adult now and am mutually respected by him.

He raised me well. If he requests, asks, or demands, it is always "Yes sir".

/respects his father
//still calls him fater
///unless we are both in good moods. then it is his nickname

EdMon: This is nothing new. Example A:

Don't you mean example Aaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy?

MUCH GET OFF MY LAWN, THIS THREAD HAS...

I've always called my parents by their first names.

I think people are people, regardless of their age. They'll gain or lose my respect based on how they behave, not how old they are, and I'll address them as such.

/yes I give up my seat for old people on the bus etc..

I always addressed my parents (both of them) as "Shut Up."

I call them Mom and Dad. My friends call them by their first names (only after they have been invited to do so).

I do the same to their parents.

/I respect their lawns, they respect mine
//respec' knucks

Recoil Therapy: Her son, however, thinks it's disrespectful, so he and his friends haven't adopted the nickname.

That & he's mortified that his mom thinks it's a good idea.

Some of my teenage son's friends call me Mr. (very few), most call me by my first name (as my son tends to do with other parents in the appropriate situation). The one or two that have tried to hang a dumb nickname on me quickly get set straight. I'm neither their buddy nor their pal. I hope that I'm someone that they enjoy/don't mind being around & that if they had some sort of problem they could come to me to talk about it. However, ultimately I'm in charge. A nickname just blurs that line at a time in their life where things are confusing enough already.

I bet they don't even think about walking on your lawn.

I call my friends parents mr and mrs whatever until im corrected. To their face atleast. When I am giving my friends shiat, it is usually names like...

MOE yeah!

Lean mean JEAN the dick suckin queen.

LYNNard

Stinky PETE

Spicky RICKY

those are all I can think of.

It goes two ways, they call my mom Mary Beth Penis Breath.

berylman: My stepfather earned the endearing nickname of Pros, as in male prostitute. He was completely oblivious as to the meaning. It was stupid in retrospect, but amusing to a dumb teenager.

Is his name Fred Garvin?

Yeah, I tried that once. Then my dad tried cracking a belt across my ass a few times. His experiment was a little more successful....

FTFA: "Initially my mom said, 'Really, Sarah,' exasperatedly. Now when she's texting she signs off, 'Love, P$.' It makes her feel like one of the girls."

This is SO pathetic. Reminds me of Amy Poehler from Mean Girls.

"I'm not like a regular mom, I'm a COOL MOM"

thats y i like being Indian. everyone older and not my parents are Uncle and Aunty.

My father is Pops.

My mother is mom, or mother dearest.

/truth.

I've never been able to use Mr. or Ms. for anyone, even teachers. I take it to extremes, but it's pretty rare around here for anyone to address anyone else like that. This whole part of the world is on a first name basis.

Heh, I actually call my father "homie" or some variation of the word...

H_is_for_Heretic: I expect anyone 5 years or more younger than me to say Ms., and I address anyone older than me similarly. Until they tell me to stop. Children shouldn't speak as if they're our equals because they're not.

How old are you? For example, I am 22 years old. I will NOT refer to a 27-year-old as "Mr." or "Ms." unless they are in a position of superiority over me in work.

Once you reach adulthood, the notion that age transfers to respect is quickly abolished. You're an equal. Not my better.

If my kids ever call me that, they're getting the ol' five-across-the-face. And if I don't do it, my wife will.

what about the kids of the woman I'm dating ?

I've already let it go with my first name. I guess that's how it's going to be.

JonnyBGoode: HenryFnord: My son called me by my name once. ONCE.

The facial expressions in that shot had me doubling over. I'm not entirely sure why that is...

JerseyTim: H_is_for_Heretic: I expect anyone 5 years or more younger than me to say Ms., and I address anyone older than me similarly.

Do you ask first? "Excuse me, how old are you? I need to know what to call you. Thank you."

Like the guidelines for carding, I go with if they look over 30. Unless they're wearing rave pants or some other indicator they obviously still consider themselves one of the kids.

i could care less what my son calls me as long as me mows my lawn, then gets off it.

I never understood why it was such a big deal when a kid called an adult by his or her first name. I think kids should respect older people, for sure, but this stigma around using first names just projects an overt holier-than-thou attitude. I think it's stupid for anyone to expect that. Either that or I am too lazy to care about trivial things. I am REALLY lazy.

As for calling your mom Big Anne, go for it if she doesn't care. It's not going to change my life in anyway.

soze: These children need to be smacked. Hard.

Yes. I've never once considered calling my parents by any other name. Hell, I cursed in front of my mom once (by accident) and I stopped the conversation and apologized.

/Dad doesn't care if I curse
//He and I both know when it is permissible to curse

Howabout I call your precious snowflakes womething like "Little Worthless shiathead" or "Patty Pouty Coont".

/no disrespect, m'kay. ;-o