tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645447840737201933.post8190160047390851536..comments2023-05-16T10:42:43.663-04:00Comments on Bradley Cowan: WHERE ARE YOUR MANNERS?Brad Cowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940425544074947681noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645447840737201933.post-15216688591764310992013-03-01T16:46:54.710-05:002013-03-01T16:46:54.710-05:00Please and Thank You can go such a long way. I...Please and Thank You can go such a long way. I'm guilty of saying "I'm sorry" even when I have nothing to be sorry for... I've been working on it. The less manners someone displays, the more mannerly I am to them which I'm not sure is a good thing or not. Lead by example? Maybe. At least we're trying, right?Brad Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940425544074947681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645447840737201933.post-43806543505253431982013-03-01T16:28:30.633-05:002013-03-01T16:28:30.633-05:00It's funny that we emphasize manners with our ...It's funny that we emphasize manners with our 2.5 yr old and then realize how little ppl actually say Thank You and other nice things throughout the day! I hold doors for people all the time & aint no one even blinked an eye! Though I really appreciate when youngins hold the door for me & make a special point to look them in the eye and give them a genuine TY.<br /><br />And what about please? We make our son say that all the time. But as long as I say my request with a upswing of tone, how often do I actually say please?<br /><br />Guess what I'm saying is that I teach my son manners because it's a good basis for adulthood. Even I or he won't use the actual words TY and Please, at least the "heart"/intention will be there.<br /><br />As for snarky comments, I only make them to snarky people, which apparently are scattered in your life. Seriously, who tells someone they're looking heavy? I do tell co workers their hair is getting long though. Maybe I should stop. I didn't know it was so offensive!lisacnghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404184287815243972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645447840737201933.post-76860569455147431422013-03-01T10:59:19.558-05:002013-03-01T10:59:19.558-05:00With three little ones under age 4, you're all...With three little ones under age 4, you're allowed to do a happy dance whenever and where ever you desire! Especially in cases where they display good manners.<br /><br />Unfortunately, jerk #4 can show up at the most random places and ruin a perfectly good mood/day... I'm happy to hear your husband is fighting this battle with me. There's more to life than titles and labels.Brad Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940425544074947681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645447840737201933.post-60393010106512535822013-03-01T10:53:56.341-05:002013-03-01T10:53:56.341-05:00My best ideas come to me in the shower! There'...My best ideas come to me in the shower! There's something about being fresh and clean that encourages the thought process... that and with a toddler running around the house, it's the only time I can have a complete thought uninterrupted.Brad Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940425544074947681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645447840737201933.post-28985311726751410452013-03-01T10:46:10.547-05:002013-03-01T10:46:10.547-05:00kindness, compassion, honesty. manners are found ...kindness, compassion, honesty. manners are found somewhere in these three things. my 3 littles are under 4 and they all say please and thank you (yes, yes, yes, we have to drag it out of them at times, but then there are those times when they blow me away with their manners and i want to do a happy dance in public. but i don't, because that would be inappropriate and unmannerly). <br /><br />and by the by, jerk #4 has appeared in my husband's life, too, more than once. guess what? he's doing brilliantly without his piece of paper, same as you. :) nicolemarieartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418061554021089825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4645447840737201933.post-14407742980698800082013-02-28T19:01:18.197-05:002013-02-28T19:01:18.197-05:00My best comebacks always appear in my brain when I...My best comebacks always appear in my brain when I'm in the shower. :)<br /><br />I hope none of these people are your friends, because I cut people like that loose without a second thought. Roo Ciambriello / NiceGirlNoteshttp://www.nicegirlnotes.comnoreply@blogger.com