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I always say sir/ma'am, so my daughter has picked it up. The other day she was talking to her granddad. He asked her a question and she said "yes ma'am!" I just about fell over.
I find it very funny to hear people constantly "yes sir, no ma'am" because where I'm from in Australia, no one says these things... Ever.
Southern manners are a different kind of manners, very old time-charm.
I think it's important for kids to be taught manners and to respect others, but the whole constant "no sir, yes ma'am" thing seems like it is making the kids feel inferior to anyone older than them, and I don't like how it is instilled that respect must be given no matter what.
I live in the south and was never really taught to say sir/ma'am and now I get reprimanded from elderly customers at my job over it, which is extremely frustrating and has turned me off of it even more. I get it if you want your kids to say, but don't judge people who don't. I believe in being well mannered and polite through actions, not words.
I've had people get upset with me for calling them ma'am/sir or inserting Mr./Mrs. in front of their name for my kid to call them. Like I was calling them old or something? Errr noo! Just being nice, sheesh! I'll even say "no sir!" to my kid! Deeply engrained, that stuff. I've never taken offense to randoms not saying it to me, but for some reason watching the kids of youtube not do it strikes a nerve. Weird, I know.
I suppose there's nothing wrong with not saying sir/ma'am if you're being generally respectful. It's a hard line to walk with teaching your kids to respect their elders. Because you also don't want that "I have to do whatever a grown-up says just because they're a grown-up" kind of mentality. That can get dangerous too. We made sure our kids knew that it was ok to say no to physical contact-- never _made_ them give grandma a hug, etc.
I always say sir/ma'am, so my daughter has picked it up. The other day she was talking to her granddad. He asked her a question and she said "yes ma'am!" I just about fell over.
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Kind of a similar story but I work with two year olds. Often when they are about to do something I'll go "uh-uh no sir/mam" while waggling my finger. Now I catch them all the time getting onto their friends the same way I do lol.
I always say sir/ma'am, so my daughter has picked it up. The other day she was talking to her granddad. He asked her a question and she said "yes ma'am!" I just about fell over.
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Kind of a similar story but I work with two year olds. Often when they are about to do something I'll go "uh-uh no sir/mam" while waggling my finger. Now I catch them all the time getting onto their friends the same way I do lol.
Ahhh so funny! I work with 2 year olds also (preschool teacher) and mine do the same thing! So cute and funny
My mom is British but growing up in Sout Africa with an Afrikaans father, in Afrikaans language anyone older than you is usually tannie(Aunty) or Oom ( uncle) my mom always hated it and said it made her feel old so I grew up up saying Aunty or uncle so and so if I knew them and mam or sir if it is a stranger I still say mam or sir now unless I know the person
C&K are so refreshing to watch, especially after watching E&J and the Lumps. They actually take time to play and teach their child things. Also, MG is seriously the cutest YouTube kid, hands down.
lmmomSD wrote:I suppose there's nothing wrong with not saying sir/ma'am if you're being generally respectful. It's a hard line to walk with teaching your kids to respect their elders. Because you also don't want that "I have to do whatever a grown-up says just because they're a grown-up" kind of mentality. That can get dangerous too. We made sure our kids knew that it was ok to say no to physical contact-- never _made_ them give grandma a hug, etc.
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Kids shouldn't be taught to "respect their elders", they should be taught to respect EVERYONE. People don't deserve more respect because they've managed not to die longer than everyone else. I respect people because they're people, not because they're my elders. Not to mention that there are plenty of elder people who are arseholes and shouldn't be revered on age alone. Respect is earned, not granted by virtue of simply not dying.
lmmomSD wrote:I suppose there's nothing wrong with not saying sir/ma'am if you're being generally respectful. It's a hard line to walk with teaching your kids to respect their elders. Because you also don't want that "I have to do whatever a grown-up says just because they're a grown-up" kind of mentality. That can get dangerous too. We made sure our kids knew that it was ok to say no to physical contact-- never _made_ them give grandma a hug, etc.
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Kids shouldn't be taught to "respect their elders", they should be taught to respect EVERYONE. People don't deserve more respect because they've managed not to die longer than everyone else. I respect people because they're people, not because they're my elders. Not to mention that there are plenty of elder people who are arseholes and shouldn't be revered on age alone. Respect is earned, not granted by virtue of simply not dying.
liveyourlife22 wrote:C&K are so refreshing to watch, especially after watching E&J and the Lumps. They actually take time to play and teach their child things. Also, MG is seriously the cutest YouTube kid, hands down.
AMEN! Gotta admit I found them through Daily Bumps about a year ago and decided to give their vlogs a watch and I was immediately hooked. You can totally see the difference in their parenting style compared to other YouTubers. They're actually genuine and educate their child. & yes! I used to think Emilia from the Sacconejoly's was the cutest little girl but once watching MG, I totally fell in love with her and her little smile
sunflower928 wrote:The first year or two they were pretty much just vlogging for family. I don't think they intended to use it as an income. I do think if cullen did a little more work, their channel could really take off.
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Their channel did take off when Cullen lost his job and decided to put his energies into YouTube when Katie was pregnant with MG. Their channel was very small when he was working full time and making daily vlogs for years, but they still went to the conventions. Now, in less than a years time, they've grown from 100k to 220k. I don't know if they'll hit a million subscribers anytime soon, but I think they'll have more staying power then their peers who court children.
My son gets it mixed up all the time too! 
