I'm pretty sure that this attitude of "I'm the adult, you're the child" is why IT people are disliked by almost everyone. no matter how justified you might think it is, or indeed, it might be, you will not make any friends with people who should be your peers by claiming that you are their father...
I'm pretty sure that's just snark....
Lines like 'Your DBA is likely the best looking and smartest person in your IT department.' are you clue.