Guest guest Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 Well one thing sure wondered if was spelled Mam or Mame and when see how I spelled it should of known...gee I grew up with a grandma who graduate college way way back when with degree in English and believe it or not, have a great vocabulary put somehow between errors in typing and not catching them and being lazy have not kept up as well as should when speak. Glad you were taught as I was and agree, my kids still know to say Yes Sir and No Sir etc to adults especially in business etc. Have no clue why anyone wants kids talking with nopes and naws and shugs of shoulders like that really answered something. Oh well, must be an old age thing.......but at least did not trudge through miles of snow, cold etc. Take care ......please let me know how body is doing? If you have had chance to get out to some of your great volunteer work......for new people this lady is beyond belief....she is seriously ill, and yet does so much for others. Always giving to people in place she lives and to others she can take wheelchair down to and help out. She is the bravest woman I have ever known. Not that all on here are not brave but the things deals with physically as far as I know, is greater than anyone else's. So , thank you for showing me how to live and give of self with expecting not one thing back. Your Gods hands to all around you. Thank you, God Bless you Hugs JoAnn s Momma yes mame > > i was taught this phrase many years ago. it was yes sir, no sir, yes > mame, no mame, my father was in the corps so this is the way we were > taught to answer someone. not like the kids today. naw, nope, huh. i > am still caled dopwn for it. the say you do not have to mame me . i do > not care how old they are they get this response. it is even harder on > the phone. i get hon you are older thatn me so ou do not have to say > it. i tell them i was talk proer phone etique and this is te way i will > always be. and they say this is weird. ok i ay be weird but i will > always give respect. so here is my too cents worth. have a good day ad > smile. god loves you and so do i. cathy > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 , I was brought to call all my folks friends Mr and Mrs. well after I grew up and they told me to call them by their first names it took a long time to be able to do it. I remember in Florida we were phone etiquette too. They really should go back to that, and now with cell phones they should tell them that during a wedding or funeral it is not proper to have them ring. Anyway if everyone heard about MT St. Helens eruption it was fun to watch of course I can only see the very top of MT. St.Helens from my deck, so we got a better view by what they were showing us on the news. So every thing is okay in Washington the Portland and Vancouver, that is the one in Washington are going to get a slight dusting. It was mostly water from the glacier that the burp as they are calling was right under a glacier.So we will just wait and see what else it's got planned for us. Hope everyone has a good night. Lin -- yes mame i was taught this phrase many years ago. it was yes sir, no sir, yesmame, no mame, my father was in the corps so this is the way we weretaught to answer someone. not like the kids today. naw, nope, huh. iam still caled dopwn for it. the say you do not have to mame me . i donot care how old they are they get this response. it is even harder onthe phone. i get hon you are older thatn me so ou do not have to sayit. i tell them i was talk proer phone etique and this is te way i willalways be. and they say this is weird. ok i ay be weird but i willalways give respect. so here is my too cents worth. have a good day adsmile. god loves you and so do i. cathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2004 Report Share Posted October 2, 2004 Same here.....was raised as Kids were to be seen and not heard, respect their elders and all of that. Yup...thats why my husband lets our kids walk all over me... Tonia ____________________________________________________ IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2004 Report Share Posted October 2, 2004 I have tried to raise my daughter as I was raised. We dont instruct the " yes mam and sir " but I do expect that she respect herself, her elders and her peers. I've never had a problem with that and I can only shake my head when I watch kids her acting like they do, speaking to their parents with disrespect and disrespecting others property etc. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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