“” and a wife who did the same, even calling him “Mr. Wiggins”, rather than by his first name””
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It’s not so weird. LOL
We have a friendship with a young women who since she was a small girl was taught to address us by Mr or Mrs. Why? Because she was a child and not related so we took the formal approach. We were and are, like that even to this day with those who are under 18.
It’s really quite funny. Out of habit I still refer to my beloved as Mr....
I had an aunt who wanted me to call her by only her first name as she had Great Grandchildren calling her by her first name. She said it was great because she wanted them to be comfortable around it. When I gently informed her that Aunt xxx was the way I was comfortable with addressing her, she had a calf. Maybe even twin calves.
The young girl in question is now in her 30s and she still addresses us by Mr or Mrs... Said she’s comfortable that way. We don’t push it because we respect her opinion.
We look at it as recognizing authority when teaching it to youngsters and respecting authority as well.
I agree with setter
Weird as hell