In The South

The other day Eve was working on her homework.  Antonyms.  She had a list of words, and was supposed to write the antonym for each.  She asked me for help when she came to the word "ugly".  She asked, "Do you think they mean pretty or nice?"  It took me a short second, then I realized she's probably heard one too many times, "Eve, quit being ugly to your brother/sister!"  With a little more thought, I realized in an effort to dissuade our kids from calling people ugly (as opposed to pretty), we have likely never used it in the traditional sense in front of them.  Man, school can be tough...especially when you grow up in the south!