I got Ma’med.
As I was signing the receipt for my turkey wrap, a boy on the other side of the counter asked, “do you want to try this peanut butter fudge, Ma’m?”
When nobody answered him I looked up to see him staring at me expectantly.
“Did you just call me Ma’m?” I asked him.
He stared at me dumbfounded; fidgeting with his “Ben” name tag as the girl next to him snickered.
“Um…yes?” he replied.
“I’m only 24! Do I seriously look like a Ma’m?”
“Well, I’m only 20,” he said smugly. “So, you’re older than me.”
Punk.
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July 30, 2007 at 1:14 pm
sasharay
haha. I hate that. It happened to me once too! ICK!
July 30, 2007 at 1:33 pm
kwarterlifecrisis
Haha. What a punk. Maybe it’s just me, but I love it when older people (well, okay, just older than me, not necessarily old) call me ‘honey’ or ’sweetie’ or some other cute form of endearment. A lady who works at the gym always does it and it makes me smile.
July 30, 2007 at 2:38 pm
cdp
Nice. See, if this’d been me; I would’ve been all like, well! Well! The customer is always right! SO THERE! WHATEVER!
July 30, 2007 at 2:41 pm
cdp
Also I tagged you for a meme. If you find this annoying, I am sorry. But my secret is that I am cyber-stalking you and if you ever want to see your cat again, you better do the meme.
That was totally a joke. I don’t even know if you have a cat.
But I really would like for you to do the meme. Please ma’am.
July 30, 2007 at 2:49 pm
JC
Haha - you had that coming.
Wait ’til you turn 30, have some grays in your hair, a few lines around your eyes from laughing - and that’s a good thing.
You’ll get ma’am’d quite a bit.
You’re the ma’am.
I’m thinkin’ it’s better he used ma’am than madame.
I used to say ma’am when i sliced meat at the deli in the supermarket.
July 30, 2007 at 2:57 pm
clinkny
What is this, the south? Who says ma’am in the Northeast?
I think a comment like that would’ve propelled me to run out and buy some overpriced anti-aging cream. You know, just in case.
July 30, 2007 at 5:34 pm
crystall
OK I say ma’am and sir because of the military and I get the same look you described all the time!
July 30, 2007 at 6:05 pm
Spring
OH snap.
I called people ma’am all the freaking time when I worked at Smoothie King, though. None of ‘em ever seemed to mind too much.
July 30, 2007 at 7:40 pm
Dani
ma’am isn’t so bad. I don’t think it should be thought of as an acknowledgement for older people. I think it is just polite terminology.
July 30, 2007 at 10:40 pm
Anna
Whatever happened to “Miss!” I like when I get “missed” these days.
July 31, 2007 at 12:32 am
Kateastrophe
Awww that’s lame. I’m sorry! I hate it when stuff like that happens. You’re young and gorgeous, and I’m nasty old and 26 if that makes you feel any better
July 31, 2007 at 11:50 am
thethinker
I get ma’med at work all the time and I’m 17. I sure hope I don’t look like a ma’m.
July 31, 2007 at 3:44 pm
Amber
I have the opposite problem - people keep on mistaking me for a teenager. It’s kind of flattering, but a bit weird at the same time, although I suspect “mam” would be even stranger - in my mind, I actually AM still only a teenager…
Great blog by the way - and as a fellow shoe writer I have to say I absolutely love your banner!