I believe in manners. I believe in respect. I believe that when you walk pass someone, walk in front of them, you are to say * excuse me*. When you see someone you haven\’t seen that day, when you make eye contact with someone you are to say *Hello*.
I wrote down a list of rules that I expect from my gurls, and I expect for them to follow them. One of them is for us to get in the practice to call each other Miss. in front of their real names. Its respectable, it says a lot and in the long run it will get them far.
I know in the beginning its going to be hard to call others of the same age by Miss. Nell, Miss Chanell, Miss Reka, Miss Tyra, Miss Robin, Miss Ranika to name a few. But its going to work in my group.
Now aways young gurls and boys are calling grownups by their real names without using last names or Ms. in front of it. I feel its disrespectful. The first time I met Anita Baker, my mouth wouldn\’t let me say * Hi Anita*. The first thing I remembered was Ms. Anita, how are you? At some point in your life it shouldn\’t even feel right.
To reinforce this rule. We are going to stand in a circle and with a ball, we\’re going to take turns passing the ball to each other and who ever has the ball, they are to say their names using Miss. * your name here*. I will also participate.
These same gurls will grow up, find jobs and will automatically know how to address another person. I believe this to be a very important part of growing up.
Be Blessed
Lacrease
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