Here's a straightforward social experiment.

Strongly encourage your kids to call you by your first name at home and in public. Don't punish them if they use "mom" or "dad" but make it clear what your preference is.

You'll be amazed how deep the implications go.

Oh and by the way, this is how I was raised, so it's not merely drawn from thin air. I don't recommend it.

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Scott - Dallas, Texas - Faith OPC

"It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do." - Edmund Burke