Here's a clue.

What's wrong with our society?

Here's a clue.

My daughter-in-law, 10 and 3 yr old grandsons and myself were at the highschool football game last night. Our little town has ONE stoplight, the other team comes from a town so small they only have a flashing amber caution light.  I mentioned the size of our tiny communities because you'd think proper manners would be the norm. (Not to say people in big cities don't have manners)

For the most part I was having more fun watching my 3 year old grandson than I was watching the game, he's just so cute! 

All was well until just before half time, and the group of teenagers behind us also started losing interest in the game.  One young fellow said "I told her not to give me the kid to hold, I'd probably f'n drop it. I D... sure don't need to be hold'n some kid. I'm not f'n ready to be a father" 

That was bad enough, but what bothered me more was the looks I got when I turned and said "excuse me? There are little boys here." And I pointed to my grandsons.  (My d-i-l was talking to her friend a few feet away and didn't hear the exchange) The youngster did apologize and curtailed his language the rest of the evening. 

But the looks I got from the people around us?? Disappointing!  The teenagers were fine with it but the older folks, 30+, looked at me as if I had 3 heads and committed the faux pas of the year.  No one said a word, they didn't have to.

When I was growing up we didn't even KNOW those words, and if we said them we most definitely would have been corrected by the nearest adult, but would have also received multiple scoldings from any and every adult in the vicinity, been thoroughly embarrassed, and NOT eagerly anticipating the mouthwashing, hineywarming experience awaiting at home, since we knew our parents would know by the time we got there.  (and this before cell phones).

It wasn't about "taking a village", no thanks hillary. 

It was about minding our manners and being prepared to face the consequences if we didn't.

We don't have that anymore.

That's what's wrong with our society today. 

We can disagree all day, that's ok.  But we can do so with manners.  I'm not talking about  fighting wars, that's different.

But person to person, face to face, could we have some manners PLEASE?