Short rant here, for your Friday enjoyment.
If someone is giving you a gift, suck it up and say, "Thank you." Don't be a rude little turd and complain about the gift, or complain about who else did or didn't get a gift, or crap on the way the gift was given. Have some manners, and be gracious.
You can go home and complain to your close friend or your partner or your dog or whoever.
I feel like maybe some people were sick the day all of the moms in the world explained that. So, naturally, I have to pick up the slack. It makes me crazy that people think they just deserve to dictate not only the gift itself, but the manner of distribution, and to whom gifts are given.
None of yo business. None. Not even a little.
And even if you don't like a gift, still act like you did. What does it hurt? It's just common courtesy, and at least there was a little kind thought towards you in there. So be kind back, you jerk.
Geez.
Timely. Literally had this conversation with Molly just this week. My four-year-old is just about grasping the concept of gratitude and civility. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteIf she is close to getting that one down, you are a champ at mom-ing...this post is definitely not about a kid. When I was 6, I got a stuffed animal at my birthday party that someone else had already given me, and I told the girl and hurt her feelings. Yeah, my mom taught me a valuable life lesson about keeping my trap shut and being polite after the party was over. If she grasps this one at all, I'd say that's pretty triumphant :)
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