::: "HAY IS FOR HORSES, NOT FOR ME." my very late mother used to tell us if we should ever make the mistake of saying "Hey, Mom..." we were in the dog house for that one. God forbid we ever made the mistake of calling her "Ma". Of course we didn't "get it" when we were young. She commanded respect from us. She got it too. We always knew when we were in the dog house with her, she would precede her sentence with, "WE are not amused." The Royal Imperative. Or she'd say, "I'm not your kid sister, mind your manners." Then when I grew up and became a mother, I understood what she hated about it. It was rude then and it is still rude now. I wouldn't dream of doing it. I'm not a horse either. And definitely not somebody's "Ma". Times change? Hmmm. :::