I AM NOT YOUR BABE!!!!!

Why is it that some of my male clients feel it's appropriate to call me "babe"?

Don't get me wrong. I have a great, casual relationship with several of my male clients, and frankly I wouldn't mind if those people called me "babe." But the thing is, those people aren't the ones who do it. And maybe that's why I have a great, casual relationship with them.

I come from Baltimore, and in Baltimore everybody calls everybody else "hon." So I find that acceptable, but only if you have a Baltimore accent. Otherwise, let's stick to the name my parents gave me.

I am thinking about outlawing the use of the word "babe" in my business. Maybe I'll set up a three strikes policy. If I already had that established, I would have been able to fire the guy I just got off the phone with, because he called me babe six times in that one call alone.

Short list of men who can call me "babe:"

My husband (the current one only)
My father
Michael
Andrew
Dan
Fred
Dave Matthews

That's it. If you're a man, and you aren't on that list, "babe" me at your own risk. You have been warned!!