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Oh My Star’s… Yes Ma’am…”
These are just a few of the words that you may hear around the “Smith Girl” house. Living and ministering in the beautiful city of San Diego can make a southern girl feel a little out of the box at times. I have three girls who are passionate about music, dance and drama! We all love it! Let’s just say, we are a high energy family and we have a blast at life! Five days a week the girls head to the studio for classes. One week, my oldest daughter’s teacher asked her a question and she responded with “yes ma’am”. The teacher thought she was being sassy! This broke my daughters heart. “Mom, I was just letting her know I understood the directions.” We smoothed things over with a little talk and Jamba Juice. It can be challenging for a young christian living in a world where respect, morals and values are turning a shade of gray. As I send my girls out, even to a dance class, I want them to remember to be respectful even if they do sound a little different. You never know, maybe their accent will rub off on someone else!
Chelsea said,
November 7, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Welcome to the blog world.
Beth Basilio said,
January 17, 2009 at 12:37 am
Anthony says “Thank you sir” even to the clerks at the grocery store and the drive-thru fast food places and he has gotten some weird looks before too.
I can see how the teacher thought she was being sassy, since manners like that are just not the norm here….but how incredibly sad is it that a form of respect is so foreign here, its taken as sass! I’m glad you were able to make your daughter feel better about it!
Keep on keeping on!