# Children saying "sir" and "ma'am": Asshole parents?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-saying-sir-and-maam-asshole-parents/540775>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 26, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-saying-sir-and-maam-asshole-parents/540775 "2010-05-26T01:10:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-saying-sir-and-maam-asshole-parents/540775/161 "2010-06-05T18:23:42Z")

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How could one possibly know if the parents are assholes by the way the kids address them?

The assumption blows my mind.

So if kids address their parents as Sue and Bob, we can assume that they are sensitive and wonderful people?

Keep in mind Michael Jackson addressed his father as “Joe.”

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