Comments on: I Hate “Kids”

By: Maxine

Maxine — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:52:45 +0000

Thank you! I’ve always used “child” and “children,” except when addressing adults in a humor piece, i.e., “Hey, Kidz!” I think calling one’s children “kids” sounds low class.

By: Jordan (MamaBlogga)

Jordan (MamaBlogga) — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:43:17 +0000

Seriously. When I was pregnant with my son, my husband referred to him as “kid.” I took great offense and let him know.

Sometimes, though, it’s okay in speech (just like ‘okay’ is okay in speech), but never in formal writing.

By: Andrew Flusche

Andrew Flusche — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:25:30 +0000

Maeve,

This is a great post! I really love your last line about the Blessed Virgin.

I used the word “kid” in an assignment in 9th grade English. My teacher wrote “a baby goat?” in the margin. I still use the word incorrectly sometimes, but I’ll always remember that comment.

Andrew