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can't stand any terms of endearment like hun, sweetie, baby, pumpkin etc from people i don't know well. from close friends and family, acceptable. anyone else--i will kindly introduce myself to you again. keep doing it, i will keep telling you my name.
i work in a hospital, so i get this from patients a lot. and really, it bothers me quite a bit. if i can take the time to learn your name--you can take the time to learn mine. if you forget and can't see that huge badge tacked to my chest, you can simply omit calling me anything or substitute it with ma'am, miss or the dreaded "nurse" if you need to get my attention.
it generally doesn't take more than one or two convos like the following
pt-- "hey sweetie"
me--*smile*"my name is bad jane."
pt--"can you get me a pain pill"
me--"sure mr./ms. whoeveryouare"
pt--"thanks hun"
me--*smile*"my name is bad jane and i'd prefer you to call me that please mr./ms. whoeveryouare"
pt--"oh, that is such a nice name! i have a *insert relative/friend/neighbor/etc* with that name!"
me--"yeah, pretty common name these days"
pt--"well sweetie, if you could get me that pain pill i'd appreciate it"
me--*not smiling*"my name is bad jane."
pt--"oh, i'm sorry bad jane."
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