Greetings, Miss Manners At the school where I work, two of the teachers had babies. I presented a gift at each of the different baby showers the school held for each of them.
Neither of them has shown gratitude to any of us for the presents they were given. I am a little taken aback. Is this the standard now?
PERSONAL READER: Since you work as a teacher, you most likely believe that typical behavior, or the behavior that many people engage in, may be improved.
The fact that ingratitude is widespread does not excuse it. Additionally, you wouldn’t accept kids using “busy” as an excuse for not turning in their assignments.
However, Miss Manners assumes that you are likewise accustomed to not finishing a task. Are you certain that a card identifying the donor was firmly attached to each package?
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