The words Mom and Dad will now write in a new way

I still remember my shock when I heard howmy then-future husband calls his grandmother "you." "Hello, Baba Lena," it's been ten years, but honestly, it's still jarring to me. "We also addressed the grandmother only to" you, "- unabashedly a friend shrugs when I share my surprise with her. - And my mother and aunt to their grandmother, too. My grandfather believed that this was correct. Children should be accustomed to respecting their mother. "Ok, let's say, these are the characteristics of individual families. Yes, there are many such people, although it is difficult for me to imagine how I would treat my grandmother neutrally politely. For me, "you" is still a sign of the distance between people. And what distance can be between family members? A minute of history: the appeal to "you" to the parents was introduced by Peter I, imitating the Dutch. This was considered a manifestation of respect, respect for the older generation. Heartiness? Mentality? And hell with them, not those times now.Photo:GettyImages Now, of course, everything is more sincere, but, as it seems to the deputy of the State Duma Vladimir Sysoev, much less respectful. The parliamentarian believes that respect for parents can be restored only by changing the rules of the Russian language. Bring them in line with pre-revolutionary speech etiquette. "He was distinguished by strict rules and had his own grammar," Sysoev said in an interview. - For example, “mom” and “dad” were written with a capital letter. The main etiquette genres are greeting, farewell, apology, gratitude, congratulation, request, consolation, refusal, objection. ”The deputy has already sent a corresponding request to Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets, who oversees the education sector. He asks to consider the return of speech etiquette to the school curriculum. "This will raise the moral image of society," the deputy is sure. We, of course, will not argue with the people's choice. And they even appreciated the new meaning of the phrase “Do you respect me?” But we dare to suggest: moral character is brought up not in letters and words, but in heads. There is a suspicion that Dad (with a capital "P") will not be imbued with the moment and will not stop yelling at Mom with a child (with a capital "M"). And their son or daughter in the prime of puberty will still shout that the Ancestors (of course, only respectfully) got it. But now they will be Parents with a capital letter. Whatever it means in their minds, how do you address your family?