23SkidooWithYou
Practically Family
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Ma'am doesn't bother me. In fact, it's kinda nice.
The kicker for me is the moment you transition from "the girl" to "the lady". I was a retail manager until 2 yrs ago. When I was younger, customers would say, "Give it to the GIRL to ring up". In my early thirties, they changed that to, "Give it to the LADY to ring up". Umph! The first couple of times it happened it was like who in heck are they talking to because I'm not that old!
I think it bothered me because my self perception hadn't changed much but society was saying they viewed me differently. Fortunately, age brings wisdom, lol. So, I don't take offense because I know people are just being polite. Plus, I'm not really hung up on numbers so age doesn't bother me...but apparantly WAIST SIZE does! LMBO
Oh, and when parents tried to make me the heavy to control their children, they would say, "Bobby, behave or the girl/lady will yell at you." When I was a girl, I didn't dare say anything. When I got to be a lady, I looked right at the little kiddo and smiled and said, "No I won't." lol On that score alone, I kinda like being a LADY.
The kicker for me is the moment you transition from "the girl" to "the lady". I was a retail manager until 2 yrs ago. When I was younger, customers would say, "Give it to the GIRL to ring up". In my early thirties, they changed that to, "Give it to the LADY to ring up". Umph! The first couple of times it happened it was like who in heck are they talking to because I'm not that old!
I think it bothered me because my self perception hadn't changed much but society was saying they viewed me differently. Fortunately, age brings wisdom, lol. So, I don't take offense because I know people are just being polite. Plus, I'm not really hung up on numbers so age doesn't bother me...but apparantly WAIST SIZE does! LMBO
Oh, and when parents tried to make me the heavy to control their children, they would say, "Bobby, behave or the girl/lady will yell at you." When I was a girl, I didn't dare say anything. When I got to be a lady, I looked right at the little kiddo and smiled and said, "No I won't." lol On that score alone, I kinda like being a LADY.