Reset Password
Reset Link Sent
Blogs > wickedeasy > wicked and that ain't so easy |
common courtesy
common courtesy a pal said to me the other day "that's only common courtesy" and it started me thinking. i've been around the block a few times and i have to tell you - things are going downhill fast in the courtesy department. when was the last time someone offered you their seat on a crowded bus? held the door for you as you juggled 6 coffees on your way out of DD? or even just said "good morning" men over 40 do all of those things - without thinking - taught well by their mothers young men and women by and large, act as if you are simply an impediment to their day are we all becoming so self centered, so self involved that the 10 seconds it would take are just WAY too much effort to expend on a fellow human being? today i saw a mom and her two in the store. an older woman dropped her purse when she tried to reach something on a high shelf. both rushed over to help, followed by their mom. to Moms who did and still do make sure their exist harmoniously in the world - my thanks and acknowledgment of a job well done and one worth doing well i also saw a mom slap her for asking to hold a bag of pretzels - who are you raising? You cannot conceive the many without the one. |
||||
5/13/2006 9:08 am |
My daughter would address you in "my" southern culture, as Miss Jane or Mr Jack, if you were family friends. Otherwise, it would be the proper greetings by status. I have never heard her verbally cuss or raise her voice. I do know that she can throw one HELL of a right hook, cause her girlfriend really PO'd her and got decked! I treated her black eye. They remain best friends to this day I tend to half agree that it's the parents responsibility to teach our youth the "good values" in this life. I also hold the child responsible to carry out such teachings. WE all have a choice to break the chain of bad habits or situations in our life. I made a choice, a change, a difference in my life, and my daughter was spared the ugliness that I endured. It could have been a crutch for both of us had I not broke the chain. warm huggies 2ya and great post
| |||
5/13/2006 7:49 pm |
My daughter was 7 years old when she wanted to be a GirlScout. So, I became a leader. GirlScouts is a great organization. We as leaders were encouraged to teach the girls manners and worked as a troop to complete Manners Badges. I was surprised at how many of the girls in my troop did not know how to sit in a chair with their legs together, back straight nor did they know how set a table properly. It's a sad state of affairs when our society has gotten too busy to teach the basics of manners to our future leaders.
|
Become a member to create a blog