Yep!

I am not going to lie.  After 39 years of teaching martial arts my first name (Brent) sounds weird when people call me by it.  I know that may seem strange so I make a joke out of it in class.  If someone answers me with Yep or Uh huh I often say those are my cousins from down south or Canada.  It's not an ego thing mind you, it's a matter of simple courtesy.  I never in a million years would have thought calling me by my first name would do have made me feel strange.  Sir, Mr. Tibbetts, Master T are all the norm to me.  At home I never hear my name it's always Dad, honey, sweetheart and so on.  I guess because nobody ever calls me by Brent that when I do hear my name it makes me ignore it at times.  Not on purpose but because it seems like it's maybe somebody else they are talking to.  In a way being of service to others has made me lose my name and I kind of like it!