Originally Posted by Dude
... and let's just say that I'm not the kind of person normally associated with zen.
hey?! :P

Originally Posted by Dude
But even more important, I think, is to show children the kind of respect that they deserve. I have a tendency to take it pretty far, as I'm far more prone to address a child as "sir" or "ma'am" than I am another adult.

I do the same; it's amazing how many kids will respond to a simple "Yes, sir." You'd think I was the only adult ever to really notice them.