Our young relative has a new name and pronouns and is not cutting us any slack.
That they do not mind being disrespectful of their elderly relatives who are trying to respect them. Collecting insults and taking offense when obviously none was intended have become national sports.
You say that you and your fellow elders are supportive but occasionally forgetful. Consider a similar situation, but without the emotional element associated with gender:“Sure, honeybunch. I’ll try to remember.” One could argue that the mother’s lapse shows a lack of respect for the child’s age. But Miss Manners would consider it a sign of maturity for the child to let this go with a mere eye roll, and to muster the patience to keep issuing polite reminders.
That approach would go a long way in making family life pleasant. Let us hope that your relative can mature enough to understand that.I had lunch with a friend and we were both served haricots verts. I speared the whole bean with a fork and took a couple of bites to finish it. She cut hers with a knife and fork. Who was right?Ice-cream-cone-style is wrong here, so your friend was closer to being correct.
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