Why are we rude with our kids and partners but seldom to other people?
By chrysz
@chrysz (1602)
Philippines
May 7, 2008 7:37am CST
I was reading this forwarded email one morning and it was really a tear jerker and an eye opener.
It says that why is it that we easily say excuse me when we bump into other people but we yell at our children or partner? We value our time at work but sometimes, we forget to give quality time to our family. The company or institution we work in will easily replace us when we die but our family will forever grieve if they will lose us.
Who among you are guilty of this? I am guilty of this and right now, I am trying to be a litle calmer in dealing with my family and always make sure that "please, thank you and excuse me" are always in my vocabulary to m ake our relationship smooth sailing.
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@ctrymuziklvr (11057)
• United States
7 May 08
My family is just the opposite! We are always saying excuse me or I'm sorry if we bump into one another or even burp 
. I find that it's the strangers who bump into us in the street that are rude and don't bother to say excuse me or I'm sorry. They would just as soon knock us over than say a word.
. I find that it's the strangers who bump into us in the street that are rude and don't bother to say excuse me or I'm sorry. They would just as soon knock us over than say a word.@chrysz (1602)
• Philippines
7 May 08
I am not always rude to my family but there are instances when we are always polite with other people but in some instances, we don't even say "please" when we ask our kids help. Also, I experience a lot of rudeness coming from other people and sometimes I am also mean with strangers if I am really hurt.
Thanks for your comment!
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
8 Jun 08
i'm also guilty of that. i guess its because of that fact you mentioned that our family will forever grieve if they lose us. its like saying, no matter what happens, our families will always be there for us. come rain or shine, our families will stay by our side and forgive us. and we take advantage of this fact. we take advantage of this fact in the sense that we take advantage of their love for us. we take them for granted and hurt them occasionally because we know, no matter bad things we do to them, they will always love us and be there for us because we're family.
and on the other hand, we can't take for granted or hurt other people that aren't our family. we can't treat other people badly because they'll be angry at us and they might not forgive us and hurt us too. other people will not give us consideration and won't treat us very nicely if we are taking them for granted. because we are not their family.
i think that's it. 
