Please Don’t Call Me Ma’am!
As a younger woman, I find the word offensive, not polite
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2 min readJan 23, 2023
The grocery store clerk called me Ma’am again. So did the male nurse at the clinic, and the guy who drew my blood at the lab.
I’m 37. Do I look like an old lady to you? True, I’m no longer in the first blush of youth, but I’m not middle-aged yet, either.