tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post3848629285349749019..comments2024-03-04T16:57:33.111-07:00Comments on Letters from Lin: Article #79 Common CourtesyGreat Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-34040468060704501802009-11-19T19:38:12.701-07:002009-11-19T19:38:12.701-07:00I think there's such a difference between the ...I think there's such a difference between the relationships with sons vs daughters. I have no answers for you. I have come right out and asked my son...so, have you mailed that Mother's Day card to your one and only mother?Marehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10392772375911488097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-17844544022627295142009-11-18T15:35:30.496-07:002009-11-18T15:35:30.496-07:00It's so true..but my daughter does not behave ...It's so true..but my daughter does not behave like that and always sends a thank you note for any gift.. Hope she trains her children the same way...Rambling Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080120317890707767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-87691829404721261532009-11-17T17:50:37.861-07:002009-11-17T17:50:37.861-07:00Oh my goodness! This post could have been written...Oh my goodness! This post could have been written by me. It's been my rant from Day #1!!! I still rant about it. You have said everything beautifully, Lin. Thank you for this post. I love every word.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-39286877265569581682009-11-17T16:26:01.593-07:002009-11-17T16:26:01.593-07:00Thank you notes are essential to a happy life. I a...Thank you notes are essential to a happy life. I am sure of it. I don't know how many wedding gifts I have wondered about because I never heard word one either way. Next thing you know, well be getting delivery confirmation and calling it gratitude.SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-32284563080935565552009-11-17T16:14:10.110-07:002009-11-17T16:14:10.110-07:00I never received a thank you for a wedding gift or...I never received a thank you for a wedding gift or the bridal shower gift I gave to a friend's daughter. I could not believe the couple couldn't come up with the time to do so. I am appalled by the lack of manners.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360476402810561433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-19797590695126046682009-11-17T10:42:56.923-07:002009-11-17T10:42:56.923-07:00Perhaps age has less to do with how many years we&...Perhaps age has less to do with how many years we've lived and more to do with how many cultural eras we've experienced. I'm with you, but my kids, not so much. You'd think a simple thank you would be easy with email and smart phones. They're certainly on them all of the time.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-38608220413673436762009-11-17T09:08:11.450-07:002009-11-17T09:08:11.450-07:00...and then there is my husband: He called his mo......and then there is my husband: He called his mother and father by their first names, Bessie and Glenn.<br /><br />However, he calls my mother Mrs. Chung, not Mom.<br /><br />And he expects my son-in-law to call him Mr. Hinchey.<br /><br />Go figger!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-33570519466973002312009-11-17T07:14:14.597-07:002009-11-17T07:14:14.597-07:00At the very beginning when i started blogging i us...At the very beginning when i started blogging i used to be so hesitant to address many of you by your first name because out here in India we would never dream of doing so...here it is a very common thing to address elders by a relation tag Aunty or we have many other Indian terms to do so.It is customary here to touch the feet of our elders to seek their blessings ,we do it,my kids too follow Kavita Sahariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342095914702911870noreply@blogger.com