I am an offender . . .

Posted By: sweetie honey pie on 2009-02-19
In Reply to: Would it bother you? - sm

I have such a habit of calling everyone hon or honey. Especially the kids on my son's 3rd grade team. They are all just so sweet and I love them all so much. I don't think I would be offended at all. I seem to remember everyone in the neighborhood (the grandparent type) calling me honey or hon all the time as a kid. It is a term of endearment and some people are just more nurturing then others.

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Would it bother you? - sm
- Does it bother you and, if so, why? - -nm
- NO - give me a break!
- Oh my. I think it's a...well...sweet term. I'm curious why it bothers you? - No flaming intended. nm
  - I bet it bothers a lot of children, but when - van
- All depends on what part of the country - you live in. Quite common here in the South. (NM)
- I am an offender . . . - sweetie honey pie
- I used to substitue in my children's elementary school - daiseymae
- Those terms are used all the time around here..sm - curious girl
- How old is the child? First grade or senior in - HS?
- I am not a teacher but I call kids that kind of stuff all the time (sm) - Honeysayer
  - With you it's ok, you are a parent, a friend, whatever, but a teacher?...nm - van
    - Good Grief!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - nm
      - You seem to be a very emotional, overimpulsive - van
        My teachers did this from 1st grade through 12th grade. nm - A-OK with me
        Like was mentioned above, it is all in what - part of the country you are in or was reared. nm
    - Something similar happened on American Idol - Oh, my!
      - That was so funny. I live here in - sm
        I use the same term and you and I both know - Oh, my!
- Honestly, I think teachers should - van
- Are you being serious? - Jenifer
- Quite common terms in the South. We - kj
  - Yes, I agree. I am from the south too nm - Honeysayer
- No. People are so paranoid these days. - NM
- Where is the teacher from? - In My Neck of the Woods
- Better those than liar, cheater, retard or ADHD. - Nope.
  - I agree, no teacher should call a student 'retard', t - van
- My son's kindergarten teacher calls him - fiddlestix
  - I would have mentioned about... - OP
    - I think those things do matter -- it's context - fiddlestix
      - Sometimes - TravelinMT
      - I agree. It is in some people's nature to use those words. - ndmt
    - No, it doesn't suit. - Sara
- smell test - jealous mom
  - It - pam

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