People are rude and cruel....

[Mahonri]

This country is going to hades.

Sorry you had to endure this.

 

[chixie]

I have lived where I am living know for 12 years .. we have never had close nieghbors... now we have someone that is going to move in across the street from us... they are in the process of clearing off the land they just purchased ... the people doing the work for them always keep the road blocked (dead end street ) and they already made a comment about my donkey braying(sp?) ... My donkey has been here for over 10 years .... I have a feeling they are going to be annoying nieghbors... joy


I can't stand it when people are rude... I try not to be rude to anyone...

 

[joebryant]

When I was young about a million years ago, if anyone smarted off, we just beat the daylights out of them. All this "nonviolence" bull that's getting pushed down children in today's society leaves a lot of people growing up thinking that they're free to shoot off their mouths with impunity. Lots of people need a good punch in the mouth a few times.

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

sorry honey... but you know there are a lot of bored kids out there with nothing to do... it sounds like it was bored teens. i would laugh and think to myself: if thats all they have to do then they are going to have it tough. then be proud that you have the guts to have your own business.

never assume people are who they say

 

[greyhorsewoman]

It's not just bored kids ... I think some people just think it their responsibility to critique (whether they know anything or not). Believe me, you need to get a little tougher skin if you want to sell retail.

I take a vendor booth to dogs shows. We make items from the artwork of a well known dog artist. Most folks love her designs and we have tons of repeat customers. Every so often, someone decides they have to TELL me to TELL the artist to fix this or that, because it just isn't right (mind you, they probably can't draw a stick dog). I'm always polite (though it's difficult sometimes). One day a lady spent twenty minutes lamb-basting one of our Doberman designs, saying we'd never sell that design (guess I'll have to recall the last hundred fifty shirts

)

The topper was a gentleman just walking past the booth one morning. He stops and looks at the designs. He asks who the artist is. THEN, he tells me that I should get a different line of art, because this stuff is so bad I'll never sell any of it! (At that time I'd already had the booth five years, the artist has been doing this for 20 years.) When my jaw drops open (cause I can't figure out how to respond), he gets 'kindly' and says he's only telling me that to help. I said, THANK YOU and turned away. As soon as he walked away, I looked at my son and said, 'I wonder who peed in his cornflakes this morning?'

Of course, different strokes for different folks. If it doesn't appeal to you, why not just pass on by and don't buy it.

 

[hikerchick]

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Well said.

On a site that has so many professed Christians, I am surprised that there were not more responses like this one.

 

[cassie]

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Just reply sweetly, and with a smile, that the donkey was here first and that he is staying. And that there are plenty of houses for sale in town where there are no donkeys, at least the fourlegged kind, or roosters, etc. And that you would be happy to help them find a real estate agent to assist them in finding a place more to their liking. I mean, what are neighbors for? I did that once. Never heard another word from them.

 

[The Chicken Lady]

Wow, that was really rude of them to e-mail you like that.

Obviously, they were jealous of your superior crafting skills.

 

[DuckLady]

Scoot, don't worry about it.

If you are a success and making enough $$ to continue, then don't sweat the small stuff and believe me, people who say things like that are very small stuff indeed.

 

[debilorrah]

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AGREED! I happen to LOVE your work!!!!