Hello my friends! When you are sick you don’t feel like doing much of anything. Yesterday I felt dehydrated and really tired among other things. It seemed to be a virus of some sort but today I went to the doctor and they are treating it as if it were the flu. Thank goodness I have an ample amount of sick time at work so I could stay home yesterday and today to get well. Rarely do I get sick so this is a very unusual thing for me to be out two days in a row.

I hope to express myself on my blog in such a way to not offend anyone on a personal level. Of course we will have differences on various things but I hope to build bridges and understanding on the topics of the day. If you have ever been offended let me know so we can work it out. Fostering conversation can be a good thing and will bring people together.

I also reserve the right to post what I want here but in a responsible manner.

I was born and raised in the American south where my parents and grandparents taught me to say ma’am and sir to my elders. As I have grown I extend that to people equal and younger than myself. This is not to be patriarchal but to be polite. However I know the rules have changed because of gender preferences so I try to handle how I address a person based upon their personal preferences and hope I remember it all.

When someone calls me “baby”, “sweetie”, “sugar” it confuses me because I am of the persuasion that those titles need to be reserved for those closer to them in relationship. Tonight I was called “sweetie” by someone in a local drive through. I don’t know how to react to that. They probably were called that themselves so they think its cool to do it to others and I get that however in a professional setting I don’t think its cool because it could be misunderstood by some who think its flirting. Maybe it’s a tool of the trade to get a bigger tip or something but it’s really not necessary. Some spouses could be offended by use of such nicknames.

Maybe I am making a bigger deal out of it than there should be but you know in the world we live in being safe is better. What do you think?