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Originally Posted by aopirose
It took me a good 3 years before I could call my MIL by her FN. She had been encouraging it since I met her, but it felt really odd.
Funny story...
We have two sets of neighbors that moved here from the Pacific Northwest. The first set has been here for about 3 years and the other since July. The two families were friends prior to their moves.
We were all over at another neighbor’s, when the 5-y.o. of the first family came in. She went straight to the food table. The mom of the second family asked if she would like something to eat. The child replied, “Yes, ma’am, Miss Mary. May I please have a hotdog?” The woman’s eyes got as large as beach balls and proceeded to drop the serving spoon and her jaw. The child’s mom smiled proudly and said, “Yes, my daughter is now a ‘Belle’.” It was the funniest thing that I had seen in a long time.
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Basically your story is what I have been thinking while reading this thread. Coming from the PNW, there would have been weird looks if I had ever called anyone Miss FN or Mr. FN. I have actually been told at times that ma'am was an age thing, ie "Ma'am? I feel so old!" So it is actually rare for that to be used too!
Ahhh the differences between parts of the country.
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