Originally Posted by
Lynne50
I work in a library too. I always refer to our female patrons as Miss or Ma'am, and the male patrons as Sir or Son, depending on their ages. I guess it's better than 'Hey You!" A few years back, a colleague of mine would address all of us, all women, by Miss Lynne, Miss Joan, etc. It was cute for awhile, but then it got kind of old. She was using it as a term of endearment, so I didn't say anything. However, just recently, a African American girl came to work at the library as a page. She reshelves books and magazines and works very hard. Well, she started to call all of us, Miss Lynne, etc. It made me very uncomfortable so I had to tell her that I was a coworker and she had to drop the Miss. We all use our first names, even with our bosses, so I definitely wanted her to do the same.
Well, now back to the other names I like to be called. First, my husband calls me Hon, but I don't really like Honey. I know a dog named Honey. Then there was a boyfriend, way back in another life, who called me Babe. I liked that very much. At the time, it was flattering. Now, ever since our kids were born, we're just plain old Mom and Dad. I call my husband Dad and he calls me Mom.
One last question? Why do some people call their boy children 'Mom"? Can't figure that one out?
