So in Ethics today, one of the students called me Mrs. L****.
I explained that I wasn't a Mrs., but rather Ms..
Three students, all male, practically in unison: I thought you were married?
Me: I am. I kept my own name.
All of them, at once: But Miss! That's UNETHICAL!
Clearly I need to do some more work.
Too funny!
Thinking of you,
Shari
The whole Mrs./Ms.this is just stupid. Let's just say all women are Ms., all men are Mr. and skip the confusing part.
On a similar note, my wife's own mother sends her snail mail to "Mrs. Ian Bullard." She nearly goes through the roof every time. I don't blame her.
sigh. it looks like your work is cut out for you...
Hhahahah. That's great. So funny and yet so ... telling.
I sometimes wish I'd kept my own name. That name change stuff was such a pain in the butt. I still go by Ms. tho because Mrs. N is my MIL (who I have absolutely no desire to emulate, thanks very much).
My name is erika-renee, but call me eka - pronounced "eh-ka." I'm suddenly somehow 32, though I still love pigtails and overalls and silly, happy things. I live north of Boston, and I'm happily married to him - we met 15 years ago in high school in NY. I blogged at snazzykat.com for almost 6 years before deciding to make the switch to this domain in Dec 06.
Other important pieces of me: liberal . teacher of at-risk youth . fiercely vocal on issues I care about . pro-choice . equal marriage . CVS sufferer . designer . MA in poetry . lover of all things red sox . raspberry margaritas, on the rocks . yoga. mashed potatoes on biscuits . eddie from ohio . falcon ridge . still want to know more?
I'm a mama!
Little Samson Daniel was born on February 24th, 2006. Sammy was born with a congenital heart defect called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS). He underwent his first open heart surgery at 4 days old and his second at 5 months old. He will need another surgery when he's between 2 and 3 years old. His mama and daddy, however, think he's absolutely perfect. You can read all about his birth here, or all about him on his site, baby samson.
all this cheesy goodness is mine, mine, mine. don't steal - instant karma will get you. john lennon said so.