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>Dear Liam, > >Welcome to the forum. However, we already have a >member named Liam. It would help bunches and avoid >confusion if you could call yourself Liam II or some >other nom de plume. Thanks. > >As to your request, there is showing >respect/disrespect and then there is showing >respect/disrespect. It's a matter of degree. If your >dad tells you to mow the lawn, he would like you to >say "Yes, sir," and get to it. Actually doing the >work is a big deal, requiring time and effort, so it >might me worth it to try and get out of doing it. >Saying "sir" is <i>not</i> a big deal. Do you have a >timepiece with a second hand? Say "sir" out loud and >time how long it takes. If it takes you a full second >you are a slow speaker. What's a fraction of a >second? If it makes your dad happy for you to say >"sir" then why not? After a short time it will become >automatic and cost you nothing at all. On the >contrary, it will get you out of a spanking! That's a ><i>really big</i> deal! And some adults will >appreciate it and consider you a nice, polite boy. >That's an asset you might be able to cash in on if >ever you want something from them. Be sure to say >"Please" and not "Gimme"! > >I suspect that there is more to it than that, though. >Do you object because calling an adult "sir" (or >"maam" as the case may be) somehow demeans you? How >old are you? If you are still a kid (<18) then it is >customary in America to show respect to adults by >calling them sir or mister. For example, my name is >Jerry and I am 17. I always refer to adults on the >site here as "Mr." For example the forum’s >moderator is Mr. Alf. What does it cost me to type >"Mr."? I don't recall Mr. Alf ever providing any >reward for so doing, it's expected. I don't feel any >the less in stature. Indeed, by referring to adults >as sir or mister that allows me to show camaraderie >with other kids by not calling them sir. I assumed >that you were a kid and so referred to you in my >salutation as simply "Liam". What would you think if >I started out by saying "Dear Sir"? That's kind of >like what your dad thinks when you don't - it's >insulting. What's more demeaning, having to call >adults "sir" or having an adult give you a spanking? >Nothing says "You're a little boy" more then getting a >spanking! > >In short, you are picking the wrong battle to fight. >Suck it up and call your dad "Sir" and save the battle >for getting out of doing the lawn.
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