Me- "I said it's bedtime. Get your things please and get in bed."
Younger son- "Yes Sir."
Me- "I told you. Ma'am or Captain. But not Sir. But I prefer Mom."
And ma'am is only a Tom Paris/Janeway thing.
Really.
So unless you are able to deliver the ma'am in that way- If you're my child- call me mom.
If you're not my child call me by my name because I am not your momma, mommy, mama, or momma/mama bear.
Please don't ever think of calling me those.
Jesus.
@Shelter Anyone who refers to me as "chief" or "sport" learns the meaning of nemesis.
@AskTheDevil @Shelter So chief is out for you. Got it. ^_^
@Shelter I called my mom "Chief", probably from watching the old George Reeves Superman episodes where Perry White was alwaysy yelling at Jimmy Olsen not to call him "Chief". She was always good-natured about it but I realized years after I had outgrown it, that she never really cared much for it.
Awwww.
I think that's sweet.
Both the usage and the realization.
And then I think about what it would be like to be called Chief one more time and I need a tissue. Or a box.
@Shelter I know. I'm on both sides of that. My folks are gone now. I dream about them every once in a while and I think about them every single day. And my son is about to enter his senior year of HS, is writing his college essays, touring campuses, will soon apply, and this time next year will be getting ready to head out for college. I'm not ready to be an empty nester.
@Shelter She knew that I was having fun and didn't mean any real disrespect (other than playful) and my bff at the time picked up on it and called her that, too. Thankfully, I outgrew it pretty quickly.
Sometimes we're both exasperated by a thing and then miss it when it passes.
I love that your bff got in on it, too.
I can tell it was done with love.
I upset many a youngster in my young adulthood who would say, "Excuse me, Sir?" And I would turn around and they would turn purple with embarrassment.
I tried to say it was fine.
Maybe it is now.
But as I am Mom I prefer that, ma'am, or Captain.