Maybe I am looking too deeply into this, but to me this comment comes off as condescending and close minded. I am all for respect. My children know better than to call our neighbors Bill and Jane. But no, we are not ALL married. I am certainly not Mrs. Something, and if you call me “Mrs.[my partner's last name] I will correct you. How about asking whomever you are speaking to what they would like to be called? How about respecting my wishes, the wishes of another adult?

Not to mention that what we deemed respectful is very subjective. I was raised to call my elders Ma’am and Sir, or Mr. and Mrs. So and So. But my partner was raised differently. Calling the mail lady Miss Laura, or his piano teacher Mr. Jim was expected. Calling them by their last name would have been considered overly formal.

If you feel like another adult is letting your kids be overly familiar do you politely express your feelings so they understand? Or do you silently stew over it and run off to write a passive aggressive blog post about it that they will most likely never see?