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Originally Posted by Superman
during this vacation, I caught up with some college buddies. Nice guys. Two of them were raised in that same area. Cliff reported that his kid's coach asked him whether his kid is being a smartass when he calls the coach "Sir." He always calls the coach "Sir." Cliff replied that no, his kid is not being a smartass. He is using one of the three options he was taught at home. The three options are "Mr. So-And-So," "Coach" or "Sir." Then later, when we were discussing the experiences of our youth, I mentioned there was basically one mercantile store in town. Davis And Link. The owner/proprietor's name was Matt Maschinski. He always told me to call him "Matt." I called him "Mr. Maschinski." I couldn't just call him "Matt," no matter how hard he tried.
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That is the way I was raised and the way my children are being raised. It is the little things that matter.
My kids have free reign with Dad to argue and state their case...and they are very well equipped to do so: Being polite with others is off the discussion matrix. They don't seem to mind.
