I Noticed Something In The Gallery
Decorating By Jadensmom Updated 5 Mar 2007 , 2:12pm by karennayak
Doug dear,
What in tarnation does gmta stand for?
gmta --> great minds think alike
and for when the net lingo gets really messy:
http://www.netlingo.com/ <-- dictionary of terms
Hummm, I'm guilty of responding to a pm thinking it was someone else 
When I noticed I thought OMG what did I do 
The only thing I was doing was being myself and thank goodness she accepted me as that.
I learned one thing be careful answering or pm another member it may not be who you think it is 
I fall on the side of manners . . . as a former kindergarten teacher, I saw both sides of things. The kids who said please and thank you as naturally as their breathing, and the ones who didn't think it was necessary even at the tender age of five.
That does not mean that I think you need to be silly about it and fall over yourself to be gracious but treat others as you'd like to be treated. Always put yourself in someone else's shoes and if you don't know enough about them to do so, then don't make assumptions. We're all here for the same reason - this is such an amazing, supportive, friendly group and I believe that 99% of the people here all have the best intentions. So keep on doing what you're doing but keep in mind how easily you could make someone's day just by voicing out loud what you're already thinking about their work and their efforts.
[quote="mkerton"]Well said Doug!!!!
My son just started talking....and one of the first things I wanted him to learn to say was please and thank you (course they sound like peas and dank you right now)......and its not just manners.....I think we offen forget common courtesy....the galleries in my opinion don't need "rules" we just need to remember common courtesy, treat others as we would like to be treated and mind our manners............what's wrong with all that????
I totally agree with you, My 18mth old Granddaughter has also been taught to say please (well she says "TA" because she is still a bit to young to say please, lol).... Manners have always been big on our list in my family......
I sincerely hope I have answered all comments with a thankyou, I have'nt been on CC as much lately through ill health and I would feel terrible if I missed any comments and not said thank you, if I have, please accept my sincere apology
Doug, I agree with you one hundred per cent!
I want my girls to grow up well-mannered and a delight to be with in company of any age, any culture, and of any nationality.
That means that they needed to know very early on, about saying please, sorry and thank you. To learn to appreciate and acknowledge other peoples efforts, respect other people's cultures, and to acknowledge their own mistakes.
I've had to be a "Tough Mom", but it pays off in the end. They know, that at home, if they don't say "Thank You" (without prompting) I take back whatever it is that they were given. I had to do this maybe twice with each girl.
Now saying a meaningful "Sorry", that is a difficult one! Still working on it with them.
The "Sawwwwhreee!" is not it!
Now, they are 11 and 16, and I'm so happy when I hear what their teachers/friends have to say about them.
Karen
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