Calling adults by their first name as a kid Y or N?

[valet]

This is how it worked for us. Neighborhood adults we put Mr. or Ms. in front of first name (i.e. Ms. Essie, Ms. Bertha).
With aunts and uncle, we actually called them by their first name. Which actually used to make people who wasn't in the fam. real uncomfortable. People used to always say "You mean your Aunt Erika." And I be like "No, Erika". I only had one auntie who felt I disrespected her by calling by her first name. And we used to do that since we was kids but as an adult she told me to call her Aunt Barbara (RIP). My parents: Daddy and Ma.

How did it work for you. Neighborhood adults, family members, parents.

 

[KobeTho]

I'm 20 and still refer to older people as "Mr" or "Mrs/Ms" before their first name. Just seems weird calling an older person by their first name

 

[BillCosbyAteMyHomework]

This is how it worked for us. Neighborhood adults we put Mr. or Ms. in front of first name (i.e. Ms. Essie, Ms. Bertha).
With aunts and uncle, we actually called them by their first name. Which actually used to make people who wasn't in the fam. real uncomfortable. People used to always say "You mean your Aunt Erika." And I be like "No, Erika". I only had one auntie who felt I disrespected her by calling by her first name. And we used to do that since we was kids but as an adult she told me to call her Aunt Barbara (RIP). My parents: Daddy and Ma.

How did it work for you. Neighborhood adults, family members, parents.

It was always Mr. blank and Ms/Mrs. blank. Aunt whoever and Uncle whoever. Even significantly older cousins were Aunt/Uncle.

shyt- my bosses are only 5 years older than me and I never address them by their first names- I always use Dr. beforehand It's funny that you ask though- my ex's nieces and nephews called him by his first name (no Uncle) and it always weirded me out a little.

 

[Poitier]

cac shyt

 

[Tunez]

I call my mom by her first name. No ms. added

 

[valet]

cac shyt

The 1st name only or Mr. or Mrs.?

 

[Poitier]

The 1st name only or Mr. or Mrs.?

1st name only.... for boys at least

 

[Freedman]

I also grew up calling all my family members by their first name and then all other adults Mr and Mrs.

I also call my momma by her name and I just talk at my daddy don't call that nikka shyt

 

[CinnaSlim]

Only older adults I call by their first names are my godmothers just because saying, Godmommy Nikki is too long but my mom's godkids actually just call her "Godmommy".

Everyone else is Aunt/Uncle/Mr./Mrs./Ms. ___

 

[Regine Hunter]

I'm African, so every adult male 10+ years older than me is my uncle, same applies with adult women being my auntie. I think this is everyone though

 

[Heafcliffe]

Me; "Be sure to sweep up after you cut the grass, ok?"

Kid: "Will do, Heafcliffe."

Me: "Oh hells nah.....(pause with a as you look in the child's eye)....It's Mr. Heafcliffe, nikka.............Now sweep"

 

[Dada]

I'm well grown and still call older men and women (my parents peers) by Mr. or Ms/Mrs. It was either Aunt/Uncle..if they were really close to the fam or Mr/Ms/Mrs for others/other kids' parents..and Sister X or Brother Y for people we knew thru church. I did call my father by his first name but never my mom, it wouldn't even occur to me to do that.

 

[LA Fisher]

I'm adopted so I was used to calling my parents by their first names until we bonded on family vacation. We drove through the ghetto attempting to find out hotel cuz we were lost. My dad said son "you're no longer one of them. You're one of us" from that day on it was mom and dad

 

[Couth]

Always ms.first name for the ladies. No mr. for men though.

 

[Ricky Church]

Nope.

family friends was uncle or aunt.

and adults were Mr. or Miss/Mrs.