Dad or Mr?

[red feather 10]

My sons called me Dad, the rest of the troop uses Mr.. The rest of the leaders are called by their first names unless something important needs to be addressed.

 

I posted ealier on a different thread, a scout who is now an adult, when he got his Eagle asked if he could use my first name. A request that was granted with pride and honor. True Returns.

 

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[Lynda J 10]

We ask our boys to call us Mr./Mrs and our first name. Even our sons. Adding the Mr. is simply a form of respect. Now if they forget they aren't jumped on. But the funny thing is that many time one will start to say Dad/Mom and half way through change.

When I was in scouts as a kid, my parents were the leaders and I always called the Mr./Mrs.

 

I think we do need to teach a little more respect.

I have watched schools go from kids calling teachers Mr./Mrs to their first names. And as this has been have seen a reduction in the formality of respect.