I am getting furstrated with RUDE PEOPLE!!!

[Dragonfly Ranch]

We were raised under the "golden rule" and "if you don't have something nice to say, then don't say anything at all". Plus we were punished. I think that parents need to take a larger role in raising their children by teaching them manners, responsibility and that they need to earn people's respect.

How many kids these days have NO chores and if they did would talk back to their parents big time and refuse to do. Then look at how many of them are over weight from laying around watching video games or TV that inspires all kinds of crap in their brains. Again, parents need to take control and teach children to productive members of society.

I was a banker in management for 27 years and talk about some rude people. Most of the time its was due to them trying to pull one over on you or they bounced a check and it was your fault.

I try and be nice to everyone no matter what. If someone is being rude to me I kill them with kindness and they don't have a clue how to handle it and usually back off.

I think nurses and Doctor are very hard working people and am thankful that they take on the job to help when we need it.

 

[Rillion]

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My parents took a pretty balanced approach. We had video games and TV, but we weren't allowed to just sit around playing with them all day. There wasn't any question about doing chores-- you did them, or you got punished. I don't remember any conflict over wanting to stay indoors while my mom wanted us outdoors....climbing trees and flying kites was just as fun if not more fun than playing Nintendo. Doing something really bad got you spanked, but I think I was spanked probably a total of less than ten times. Acting up in any public place got you removed from that place immediately and you weren't allowed back unless you could show you were going to behave.

I hate to sound all "get off my lawn," but it really bothers me to see kids these days insulting their parents openly or even hitting them. It would never have occurred to me to do that when I was a kid-- not just because I was afraid of getting punished, but because you just didn't do that to your parents.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

It is sad isn't it.

 

[StupidBird]

You all have so much patience to not go postal in these situations. What's wrong! Gah! I can't believe what I hear sometimes. I am getting to be such a crotchety old fooggy.
My DS as a very young kid was in big trouble at a store - DH and I had to haul him out the door. DH starts spanking right in front of the cop and I got on DH 'cause I thought we'd be thrown in jail for child abuse. The cop heard me, came over and said something like, Ma'm, I'm sure he needed it... if more kids got a spanking when they needed it, I wouldn't be so busy.
There was the time the kid made a mess out of a public bathroom and I went to the manager for supplies and made the kid clean it up.
There are lots of things to do - consistency is key. Even when I was so tired it would be easier to ignore it. No means no and If Mom has to repeat it the third time, well..
One thing when the corner wasn't available, was sending them to MY room for time out. Mom has nothing fun in her room.

Gosh, I'm ranting. Time to go to time out Mommy...

 

[Crusty McPottydoodle]

I find it interesting that we generally blame "kids these days" for rude behaviour. I was on our rapid transit system the other night and it wasn't the young people who were pushing to get on the train without letting people off. It was older people!

I ALWAYS make a point of thanking younger people when they do the right thing and I have NO problem chastising these older people when they are rude.

 

[PlymouthRocker]

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I read "Dear Abby" all the time and if you wrote to her about this, I bet she would say to come up with a couple of standard responses to doofuses like this. I usually think of a great response LATER, not a the right time. Now that you've had some time, have you thought of a perfect answer to use the next time you hear this?

 

[PlymouthRocker]

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Exactly. Rudeness has no age limits, gender limits, etc. Everyone has the potential to be polite or not. I think acknowledging those with good manners is awesome.

 

[Iowa Roo Mom]

Thanks y'all for the support

The rest of the night flew by- we had a few chest pains, the two random drunks, and a trauma come in... let's just say alcohol and riding on a four wheeler (traveling around 40mph) DO NOT MIX!!!
This thread reminded me of perhaps the worst rude story I can remember. Growing up with my mom has taught me alot about ignorance and rudness. See, for those of you who don't know, my mother is perhaps the sweetest woman you could ever meet. But she is not whole, physically. She has had most of her fingers and toes amputated, as well as many other scars, including oral surgeries which untill her she visited a plastic surgeon, left her mouth grosssly mis-shapen.
This was a time before the surgery. Her and my dad were at wal-mart, proceeding through the check out line. She went to fill out her check, and due to her handicap; evidently took longer than the cashier would have liked; because the woman looked right at my mom and said... "SOMETIME TODAY WOULD BE NICE!"
My mother finished signing the check, walked outside, and cried. She cried all the way home.
Needless to say when I found out about it, I called her manager and kindly (because it was not his fault) explained to him what happened, and what I expected would be a sufficent "punishment" would be. I then went to the bank and asked for 10 dollars in pennies. I put the pennies in a jar and put them inside an empty purse. I went back to the Wal-Mart, picked up a couple of items, went through MARY'S line (the "Sometime today would be nice!" woman). She totaled my items, which came out to around 7 dollars and something, and I proceeded to pull my huge jar of pennies from my purse, and dumped them right square in front of her. I then said, "SOMETIME TODAY WOULD BE NICE!"
She immediatly began to tell me that she would not count all of those pennies and that she was going to call her manager. I told her I would wait- to go right on ahead. She did call him- and he came up to her line, looked at her, the pile of pennies, and me, and told her to close her line because it might take her a while.
I'm sure later he explained to her why he made her do that, but t gave me some satisfaction at the time, and I still look back on her counting those pennies and smile

 

[Germaine_11.20]

Hurray for you Iowa! Love it!

 

[Chicks & Turks]

What's wrong with you trying to protect yourself from getting sick. Being sick means you can't go to work, if you can't work you can't make money, if you can't make money then you can't pay bills! Stupid people. This is a sad story. Especially with it supposed to be a harsh flu season, I'd be taking precautions.