tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post6734351562275338878..comments2023-11-28T20:13:15.814-05:00Comments on e-i-e-i-omg! The final chapter?: Monday Musings.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-85024330229105168662012-07-30T19:52:53.951-04:002012-07-30T19:52:53.951-04:00I agree that the world would be a better place if ...I agree that the world would be a better place if there was a little more charm and civility. Luckily, a lot of the "ranch" kids around here are still taught "No, sir" and "Yes, ma'am." It is very refreshing after so many years living in big cities.Candy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07863818451136277378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-4588704281274388842012-07-30T15:11:19.462-04:002012-07-30T15:11:19.462-04:00I was always a tomboy, but leanred the basics. Luc...I was always a tomboy, but leanred the basics. Luckily, I read a lot and so I had a good grasp of basci manners. I raised my kids to have manners too- be courteous to everyone, equally, there's no excuse for being rude. There is a time to teach girls to be ASSERTIVE and set boundaries, especially when they reach their teen years, and interact with boys :) They all have those skills now in their early/mid 20's and it has served them well. AND we always got lots of compliments going out shopping and in restaurants. I would be mortified to have my kids being loud, whining, etc. going grocery shopping. Their treat for good behavior shopping was usually a little tv or a snack WHEN WE GOT HOME. Worked like a charm...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576053785355324560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-86455696868002230212012-07-30T14:32:44.157-04:002012-07-30T14:32:44.157-04:00I too, went to charm school - as an adult! Once u...I too, went to charm school - as an adult! Once upon a time I was married to an Naval Officer (as opposed to my down to earth but still mannerly "enlisted" husband I now have) and it was mandatory, I went to Pensacola FL and learned how to "tea" and throw parties the "correct way"! Funny thing was most of those women I saw in that school I later saw throw parties that would put college kids to shame...Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-86242209512806523362012-07-30T08:47:27.909-04:002012-07-30T08:47:27.909-04:00Sue - But, you ARE so durned polite! And thank go...Sue - But, you ARE so durned polite! And thank goodness. <br /><br />Mama Pea - Oh, pshaw. You've got me all sputtering. Have you had your coffee by now? I don't recall that the teachers were negative. They were more ... martyr-like in their perseverance. I had the negative stuff when I tried out for ballet class (graceful as a giraffe - who, come to think of it, ARE quite graceful).<br /><br />Chicken Mama - I think "brought up in a barn" would cover men. Now you have me heading for the Wiktionary... Well, it was incredibly rude and unfeeling to use that comparison. How would they KNOW what a ruptured gazelle looked like in action?<br /><br />CR - The opossum fork is usually to the far left, stuck underneath the table top with gum. Let me know how it works out. We got a swat when we deserved it. Nothing like a beating or anything severe - my dad was a softie. And look how well I turned out. Maybe you shouldn't let Rhiannon look.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-57488577788575843642012-07-30T07:54:19.821-04:002012-07-30T07:54:19.821-04:00I agree, the youth of today (omg, did I just say &...I agree, the youth of today (omg, did I just say "youth of today"??? I'm getting old!) have horrid manners. There are a handful around here that are brought up with "Yes Ma'am" and the like and they are like little beacons of light, but the majority are just as bad as their trashy parents. Hmmm, most of which seem to live right up the road from me.<br /><br />I believe Charm School has gone the way of spanking. Don't get me wrong, I don't advocate wholloping a kid for nothing, but it does seem that there would be less talking back and disrespect if the little brat got a quick swat on the behind. Or it could be that I'm just mean.<br /><br />BTW, did charm school teach anything about opossum forks? 'Cause I think I may have to use one in the near future.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-20934547122699715062012-07-30T07:34:44.597-04:002012-07-30T07:34:44.597-04:00I think I'll start using that on the tourists:...I think I'll start using that on the tourists: "Ma'am, where did you go to charm school?" What's the equivalent for the men?!<br /><br />P.S. I had to look ecivilent up on Wiktionary this morning - couldn't spell it for the WORLD!<br />P.P.S. When in track in high school, I was told that I did the hurdles "like a ruptured gazelle".Chicken Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704834273210183660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-48343727804402960022012-07-30T07:12:59.647-04:002012-07-30T07:12:59.647-04:00You really should be published. I mean more than ...You really should be published. I mean more than just on Blogger. Whadda way with words, m'dear.<br /><br />I, too, was sent to "charm" school. On accounta I had none. Unfortunately the lady teaching had failed Psychology 101 and tended to explain our shortcomings by negative examples. (I was told I walked like a football player.)<br /><br />It does seem a lot of parents today are too busy doing something else (what?!) to teach their kids common manners let alone values and morals. Raising kids is hard work. If you don't want to do it, don't bring them into the world. (Yeah, I'm a little testy this morning. Wanna make somethin' of it??)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-71450135043482995292012-07-30T05:38:13.582-04:002012-07-30T05:38:13.582-04:00You said it!
I cannot believe how rude people have...You said it!<br />I cannot believe how rude people have become. After a day out, I can't wait to get home. Or, am I just an introvert? That's part of it, but mostly it's rudeness in others. If I weren't so durn polite, I'd.........<br />Never mind.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.com