But since when is a 44 year old woman a sweetheart or a honey. I mean, it's one thing for someone who knows me well to call me that, but it feels different when someone I see only casually calls me that. And I'd be lying if I didn't admit that I believe my child size stature plays a role when someone addresses me in the diminutive.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
My first name's not honey...it's Eden...Mrs. Jones if you're nasty.
At 44, some people still call me "sweetheart" or "honey". Example: I went to get my teeth cleaned, and the hygienist kept addressing me as if I were one of her younger patients. I started complaining to my mother about this and she (my mom) suggested that I shouldn't take this as a dis.
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Maybe it's a cultural thing. Is she older than you or from the south?
I used to get annoyed by that, too...and I am 5'4". I just tell myself in my head "they mean well" and breathe. It helps.
Younger women over here do that all the time. I just grit my teeth and tell myself that things have changed. When I was their age you only called another woman hon if you wanted to patronise them or look down on them.
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