Family can sometimes take a person for granted. I chuckled as I wrote that sentence. The whole reason I'm writing it to vent a little about how they do take me for granted.
One of my peeves is how they don't return emails or texts. How hard is it to reply back 'yes' 'no' or 'thank you'?
If a person sends you a gift then the rule is that you tell them that you received the gift and you usually thank them. Even if you hate the gift and will never look at it again - you still say thank you.
After all, the person thought enough of you to go through the effort of looking for the gift, paying for the gift and sending the gift.
I have a niece and a nephew who are in college. I worry that they will be like every other person who has gone through college and they will have their faith tested by professors who think they themselves are god and everyone else is a moron. So I sent them Bibles. I have sent a book to David after it was recommended by a man at church who is near his age. I haven't heard anything from them. I had to ask their mother, my sister, if they received the books. She said they did.
For anyone else reading this: Please teach your children manners, basic etiquette, learn them yourselves and practice practice practice.
Oh, this from the woman who didn't get the thank you notes out for her wedding.
Hanging my head.
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