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]]> By: James Burns http://www.greatdad.com/greatdadblog/2008/01/03/leave-it-to-beaver-for-dads/comment-page-1/#comment-19 James Burns Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:27:51 +0000 http://blogs.greatdad.com/2008/01/03/leave-it-to-beaver-for-dads.html/#comment-19 Thank God for Nick at Night. You know that station that gives you shows like "Leave it To Beaver" or "Lassie." I was watching Leave it To Beaver the other morning and could not help but notice how all the adults were called Mr. and Mrs. No Ms. back then. Of course Eddie Haskell was a bit of a phony when he addressed Beaver's parents. Hello Mrs. Cleaver or hello Mr. Cleaver. Then he would run up to Wally's room and refer to his dad as "Your old man." The question I asked myself is what ever happened to Mr. and Mrs.? Even when I worked as a principal the students called me Burns not Mr. Burns. I listen to my kids refer to their friends mom or dad as Colleen, or Tony, or Rich, or Barbara. Lets face it respect is just not there any more. Everyone thinks that the ground is level. Is anyone in charge out there or is a kid our peer? The less respect kids have for the casual adults they come in contact with the less respect they will have for teachers, police officers, and yea their employers. Let's see if we can turn the tide a little. Speak to the parents of your kids friends and call them Mr. or Mrs. especially in front of your kids. Let's get our kids to show respect for folks that are older than they are and make them aware that the ground is not level, somebody is older, and smarter than they are and they should be treated that way. I have a dear friend who I have known for 25 years. He has four boys between the ages of 26 and 39. I have known them since they were teenagers and younger. They were calling me Mr. Burns up until 5 years ago. That is when I told them to call me Jim. http://www.dadtalkzone.com/ Thank God for Nick at Night. You know that station that gives you shows like “Leave it To Beaver” or “Lassie.” I was watching Leave it To Beaver the other morning and could not help but notice how all the adults were called Mr. and Mrs. No Ms. back then. Of course Eddie Haskell was a bit of a phony when he addressed Beaver’s parents. Hello Mrs. Cleaver or hello Mr. Cleaver. Then he would run up to Wally’s room and refer to his dad as “Your old man.” The question I asked myself is what ever happened to Mr. and Mrs.? Even when I worked as a principal the students called me Burns not Mr. Burns. I listen to my kids refer to their friends mom or dad as Colleen, or Tony, or Rich, or Barbara. Lets face it respect is just not there any more. Everyone thinks that the ground is level. Is anyone in charge out there or is a kid our peer? The less respect kids have for the casual adults they come in contact with the less respect they will have for teachers, police officers, and yea their employers. Let’s see if we can turn the tide a little. Speak to the parents of your kids friends and call them Mr. or Mrs. especially in front of your kids. Let’s get our kids to show respect for folks that are older than they are and make them aware that the ground is not level, somebody is older, and smarter than they are and they should be treated that way. I have a dear friend who I have known for 25 years. He has four boys between the ages of 26 and 39. I have known them since they were teenagers and younger. They were calling me Mr. Burns up until 5 years ago. That is when I told them to call me Jim.

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