My son is 7, and when I get angry and call his name, he snaps to attention and shouts, "Sir Yes Sir!"KBCraig wrote: Reminds me of those parents who warn that they're "going to count to three!"
And so they keep warning they're going to count to three. And eventually, they start counting. "One... I told you, stop it!" "Two.... Do you want time out? I mean it!" "TWO.... I really mean it!" "TWO... I'm going to come over there!" "Two and a HALF!" . . .
etc., etc., etc.
Meanwhile, my kids have all known that if I'm counting to three, "ONE" means standing up, stripping off my belt, and starting in their general direction. Funny how I seldom made it to "two", much less "three".
My three year old says "sir" and "ma'am". He sometimes gets his manners mixed up; when he sneezes and we say "bless you!", he says, "You're welcome!" He's very Three, and will argue that he doesn't want something while arguing that he really does. But when it comes to manners, I think we've got him started on the right path. He didn't get there by coddling.
Kevin
I didn't even teach him that! LOL!
We didn't even say "Sir Yes Sir" in my platoon in boot camp. Our Senior Drill Instructor taught us that "We don't kiss (butt)".
