I am your father; you shall do as i say!

I don't think I am capable of doign what others tell me.

In this "others", I also include myself.

huh?

figure that one out.

Respecting can't mean entirely submitting - not all parents have respectable intentions for their offspring, and they all mess up some of the time. Some parents are just really brilliant parents and it isn't an issue; and some brilliant parents lose touch through circumstances beyond their control but still maintain respect. And some etc ad intfinitum.

woops i didnt clarify what i meant

i was talking about talking about whether titles such as "mum , dad, brother, sister etc" are important to show respect to that person.

[quote=ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE]Do u think respect is neccessary for those older than you?
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Yes.
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Would you call your parents by their first names?[/quote]
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or do you think its not needed when there is a real attatchment and emotion involved in relationships such as mum, dad, uncle, aunty, brother, sister...
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I think the attachment with calling people mum dad and blah blah fazes out. My brothers call me sister..but they have kind of made the word unique..so its weird if they call me anything else.

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[quote=ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE]
Would you call your parents by their first names?[/quote]
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Do you find that idea absurd?

cuz some people do call their parents by their first name and its not seen as disrespecful from either party.

but i cannot ever imagine saying that, it just feels so wrong.

It does seem kind of weird to address your parents by their names and not titles.

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Would you call your parents by their first names?[/quote]
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Do you find that idea absurd?

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no. I know some people do call their parents by their name.

just laughing at my parents expression if I did that.

i emailed my teacher about some work the other day and i started off with "miss..." then i thought whats the point of writing that im obviously talking to her lol

My aunty doesnt let my little cousins call me my name/nickname 'cause its "disrespectful" but i dont think theres anything wrong with it.

I let my nephews and nieces call me just by my name, and they still use "Uncle" for this or that effect - like phoney enhanced respect, or just cuteness. First name terms doesn't connote disrespect (unless society makes a formula of it) - it's quite commonly preferred nowadays to be practical about life and not needy and not clingy and bothered less with one's ego than with what is best for the children.

not too long ago everyone called each other by their surnames, e.g Mr Ree or Miss Alaneous.

It's only recently that you call more than just your really close friends or siblings by their first name.

It's really odd when you think about it; not calling people by their own name because that would be 'disrespectful'... it would make more sense the other way round.

Joey, isn't their something in Judaism about not saying the name of God out loud? Is that about respect or something else?

Because in Islam, there is one school of thought that says we can only ever call God by the names He calls himself (i.e in the Qur'an), and another school which says that we can call God by any 'Good' name.

I find it all quite interesting. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.... etc

how about using the you plural whichis seen as respectable in other languages?

It can also be used in English (the royal "we"), but its generally awkward and confusing to the listener.

I have used it, but probably shouldn't.

[quote=ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE]how about using the you plural whichis seen as respectable in other languages?[/quote]

The plural of you is you.

[quote=Ya'qub]Joey, isn't their something in Judaism about not saying the name of God out loud? Is that about respect or something else?[/quote]
True, there are names we do not use, and the words we use instead mean My Lord or Our Lord and the like, and even those are used carefully. Partly out of respect, and self-respect, or because of implications we may not understand.

[quote=Joie de Vivre][quote=Ya'qub]Joey, isn't their something in Judaism about not saying the name of God out loud? Is that about respect or something else?[/quote]
True, there are names we do not use, and the words we use instead mean My Lord or Our Lord and the like, and even those are used carefully. Partly out of respect, and self-respect, or because of implications we may not understand.[/quote]

Thanks.

[quote=Ya'qub][quote=ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE]how about using the you plural whichis seen as respectable in other languages?[/quote]

The plural of you is you.[/quote]
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i call my mum 'mum' or to be factually correct i call her 'ma'ma'. yes even at almost 19 years old. i don't know my real dad as my mum had me when she was really young, but i have a step dad. i call him by his second name. i don't know but i can't get myself to call him dad. i think wen you know your dad is out there somewhere you reserve that for him. its weird. anyone else here in the same position?