OK moms of daughters, in particular, but everyone else too. Is it just me or is calling little girls "Miss [first name]" really weird. Please correct me so I can be less cranky. Or agree with me so I can feel righteous. Whatevs.
I don't expect anyone else to do it - it's a term of affection for me - but a lot of the women in her life call kids "Miss X" or "Mister Y." It feels distinctly Southern to me.
There's definitely a mister equivalent, least round here. Though I am not in the south, it's a thing. I've seen it most often with a parent or caregiver (not the kid's parent) speaking to them. I see it more of sign of respecting the kid a bit, as Max loves it. But we also encourage him to use mr. or ms. for grow ups, whether its last name or first (pending the grown ups prefence). So my friend joy becomes ms joy to him, and she calls him mr. Max in return.
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