Word: missing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...painful separation last fall when I left behind the city I love, but little did I know that what I would miss the most wasn't the museums, the restaurants or even the free concerts in Central Park, but the New York attitude...
Kids know that my daughter and I have different last names, but they often forget mine. They know that as an unmarried woman, I'm not a Mrs. Yet Miss doesn't seem right for a mom, and I dislike Ms. For years I did what many parents do--I asked my daughter's friends to call me by my first name. We parents claim it's simpler that way. The truth is that we think the informality will keep us young and cool and prevent us from becoming our parents. Instead, we become the reluctant peers of our kids...
...secretary of the Kennedy White House and author of books on manners, and she politely but firmly set me straight on how children should address adults. "For children the parents of their friends should be addressed as Mr. and Mrs.," she said. "A woman in your situation should be Miss or Ms., followed by your last name. Even if your name is different from your child's, it can be memorized." Ms. Baldrige thinks that "Miss Amy" is pleasingly Southern and old-fashioned but is not strictly correct...
Parents can make this easy for children, she said, by always introducing other adults as "Mr., Miss or Ms." In front of a child, do not ask other adults what name they would like the child to call them by; in a panic they might suggest their first name. If an adult insists that she be addressed by her first name, though, the child should comply. Ms. Baldrige then suggested that parents like me should grow up immediately, and politely ask to be addressed correctly. Before we hung up, I had one more question. "May I call you Letitia...
Even though I was there for only one day, I miss my friends in Iowa. They weren't tough and silent like I'd expected but welcoming and open. I know if I ever go back, they'll always be there for me. After all, I buy them beer...