tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265409226701008817.post1265149090906885183..comments2023-03-19T06:10:40.916-05:00Comments on Emptying Our Nest: How to Know For Sure You're Middle AgedBetsy Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472173896612864821noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265409226701008817.post-48085612996099026802008-04-05T06:58:00.000-05:002008-04-05T06:58:00.000-05:00I remember my first "ma'am" too - I was about 16, ...I remember my first "ma'am" too - I was about 16, at a McD's. I was shocked!<BR/><BR/>When I started work after college, I wasn't called ma'am, but rather honey, sugah, doll, etc. I'm not sure which is worse.owlfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16864203297228110988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265409226701008817.post-74734310827538853932008-04-03T19:42:00.000-05:002008-04-03T19:42:00.000-05:00I sympathize. I really do. I got "ma'amed" by my...I sympathize. I really do. I got "ma'amed" by my sister's boyfriend when she was in high school (I was 19)!! I was horrified. It took me days to recover. Now, I think it's kind of a nice change from "you don't look old enough to be a professor" (since, obviously, the PRIMARY requirement for being a professor is AGE rather than education). Why don't you just pretend your boss is so southern that she still calls her father "Daddy," and then the ma'am will be just fine.<BR/><BR/>Ya'll have a nice day now, y'hear.MommyTimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12860003098383600806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3265409226701008817.post-67838855913623721632008-04-03T11:58:00.000-05:002008-04-03T11:58:00.000-05:00Giggle giggle.Giggle giggle.Mr Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09998773078408832376noreply@blogger.com