First, all of my daughters were taught these PLUS Ma’am and Sir - ALWAYS!
Now. my youngest daughter is a freshman in high school and she is the best (from my POV) because she corrects her friends at school when they answer a question from the teacher with, “Yeah,” or “Uh-huh.” She says, “It’s ‘YES;’ not ‘Yeah,’ or ‘Uh-huh’.”
And her teachers have commented to me that she is very polite. She had one friend, with whom she spent the weekend, and her friend’s parents told me that she could come over at anytime - they stated they hoped some of her politeness would rub-off on their daughter! It really makes a parent proud to know that their children at least learned SOMETHING from all those beatings! LOL!
With you there - we always said it was the beatings when we were complimented on the kids.
> First, all of my daughters were taught these PLUS Ma’am and Sir - ALWAYS!
Excellent rule that I fully support.
Also, if any child of mine ever addressed an adult by their first name, they knew they’d be in trouble.
Adults are always addressed as Mr. {Brown} or Mrs. {Jones} or occasionally if the adult is a close family friend Miss {Ann} or Mr. {Jim} or Mrs. {Gail} is acceptable.