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Throughout my life, I've been told to call adults multiple things, Mr., Mrs., Mizz, or by their first name. As I was a pre-teen I called my employeer by her first name, I was told by my father that I should call adults by their last name, and not by their first. So I attempted to call R. by her last name, and she told me "C., you can call me by my first name, if you call me by my last name you remind me of my monther-in-law." So I reminded calling R., by her first name, and I still do. My minister from my old town I remember being a 7 year old, an going up to him and saying "Mr. Reverend R." and Elven asked me to call him Elven, but then we have friends that they perfer to be called Mr. and Mrs., which I started calling them Mr. and Mrs. Since I moved up to MA, I went into the library and I've been calling Mrs. T., Mrs. T, a couple months into volunteering at the library, she asked me to call her S. I responded "Okay, but if you don't mind, I would perfer if I could call you Mrs. T., you have a way to connect with kids, but still show authority." Mrs. T. said that that was alright, but now I want to hear from the adults and kids that read this blog.
Do you think that kids should be allowed to call adults by their first name?
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I think that young kids should call adults Mr. or Mrs. but that can be followed by first or last names, depending on the comfort level of the adults involved and the intimacy of the releationship. As they become older, there should be more flexibility. I am a mom and there are still some adults I call Mrs. or Mr. because of their position. It is all about showing respect.
Thank you for your input. As a teenager, you have some adults (like my minister and choir director) who I call by their fist name, then I have some adults (like my boss) that wants me to call them by their first name, but I call her Mrs. T., and then I know some adults (like a close friends) who wants me to call them Mr. and Mrs. I think that as a teenager, you should still call them by their Mr. an Mrs., unless they insist that you call them by their first name.
~Dear Daughter
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