Dear Friends and Family,
Sometimes you agree to disagree. And, sometimes you don't. Having kids only complicates this because as adults you can agree to disagree, but as parents you need to pick one option for your kids.
And what is it Mr. mouse and I so vehemently on? How P should address grownups, teachers, our friends, parents of her friends. Her current teachers add a generic title in front of their name. It's unclear if it's Ms. or Miss. even if they are mostly married. And that is what P calls them. I don't think that's the issue. Teachers will introduce themselves by whatever they prefer to be called. Simple enough.
Now, on to parents of her friends and our friends. I'm fine with adjusting. For example, B.H. who is Q's mom, has Q call me by my first name. So, I have P call her by her first name, B. Mr. mouse thinks P should call her Mrs. H. We just disagree.
First off, who does this anymore? Second off, I just plain old HATE Miss and Mrs. I don't think P needs to define herself by her marital status. What's wrong with Ms. Has it gone out of fashion? It may have, since almost no one uses last names anymore to address each other.
On top of that, it's just too complicated. There are too many women who opt for different last names than their kids. And, how is P to know this? Did she keep her last name? Did she hyphenate? Why assume? Because we all know what happens when you assume.
Anyway, we'll see where this leads.
Cheers!
mouse, not Mrs. mouse, not Ms. mouse, just mouse
PS: P had a most interesting conclusion last night. She said our friend must know the Easter bunny because the Easter bunny gave us some macarons from our friend. Then, she concluded our friend must have told the Easter bunny that P liked the book Hatch because she saw P reading it at school. And, that's why the Easter bunny knew to get it for her. Too cute.
Sometimes you agree to disagree. And, sometimes you don't. Having kids only complicates this because as adults you can agree to disagree, but as parents you need to pick one option for your kids.
And what is it Mr. mouse and I so vehemently on? How P should address grownups, teachers, our friends, parents of her friends. Her current teachers add a generic title in front of their name. It's unclear if it's Ms. or Miss. even if they are mostly married. And that is what P calls them. I don't think that's the issue. Teachers will introduce themselves by whatever they prefer to be called. Simple enough.
Now, on to parents of her friends and our friends. I'm fine with adjusting. For example, B.H. who is Q's mom, has Q call me by my first name. So, I have P call her by her first name, B. Mr. mouse thinks P should call her Mrs. H. We just disagree.
First off, who does this anymore? Second off, I just plain old HATE Miss and Mrs. I don't think P needs to define herself by her marital status. What's wrong with Ms. Has it gone out of fashion? It may have, since almost no one uses last names anymore to address each other.
On top of that, it's just too complicated. There are too many women who opt for different last names than their kids. And, how is P to know this? Did she keep her last name? Did she hyphenate? Why assume? Because we all know what happens when you assume.
Anyway, we'll see where this leads.
Cheers!
mouse, not Mrs. mouse, not Ms. mouse, just mouse
PS: P had a most interesting conclusion last night. She said our friend must know the Easter bunny because the Easter bunny gave us some macarons from our friend. Then, she concluded our friend must have told the Easter bunny that P liked the book Hatch because she saw P reading it at school. And, that's why the Easter bunny knew to get it for her. Too cute.
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