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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Giving Good Parents Credit (With Apologies for the Slightly Self-Righteous Tone)
I try not to post unattributed images (gotta' give the creator credit--that's why I've stopped posting images from Imgur. Much as I love them, I can't tell where the images came from). But I saw this one on Buzzfeed, there was no attribution available, and it was just too good to pass up. As a former teacher and as a parent, I had to smile. My kids are grown now, but they were always well behaved in stores, so I felt as if this was directed at me, too. So parents who teach your kids how to behave (no yelling or screaming fits in stores or running down the aisles bumping into people, either by the parent or the child), give yourselves a pat on the back. You've earned some well deserved praise!
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Years ago I was out shopping with my sister & my 2 young children. We stopped for morning tea at a coffee house. As we were leaving 2 elderly women stopped us and commented on how well behaved my children had been. I would have been shocked if they had mis-behaved. The expectation was there that they sit quietly & enjoy their drink & snack. I felt pretty chuffed about it though.
ReplyDeleteMary, I love it when people notice! Sure, they're expected to behave, but it never hurts to get a pat on the back.
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