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"Respect Others"
"The foundation for good manners is respect. If you don't respect others, even knowing which fork to use during a formal dinner is insignificant. You'll still be considered rude. If you show respect to others, they're more likely to be nice back to you. If not, just remember that you've done the right thing and move on.
"Good manners are just a way of showing other people that we have respect for them."
~Bill Kelly
"Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts."
~Abel Stevens
"Life be not so short but that there is always time for courtesy."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars back."
~Thomas Sowell
"Doesn't matter what a person's name is as long as he behaves himself."
~L.M. Montgomery"
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Don’t stay away. There will be some posters that you can relate to.
Best wishes to you and husband.
My husband was recently diagnosed with cancer. He will start treatments very soon. We are hopeful. Radiation for prostate cancer has a high success rate and we feel it is a better option than surgery.
I feel that we should be respectful in our discussions. Like many others, I get frustrated too. I am not a ‘Pollyanna’ type. I don’t even like Pollyanna personalities. I prefer realists. All of us can try to be cautious when responding to posts, myself included.
It takes time to process information and patience is needed to support others. It’s not abnormal lose patience. It takes practice to gain this virtue.
Injustice gets to all of us, or it should anyway.
I do believe in kindness though, for others and ourselves. I get upset with myself if I have been unfair in a situation. I get annoyed if I am mistreated.
I suppose unpleasantness is all a part of life. We learn to roll with the punches but as a whole, we can do better.
I think the times are tough. Most of us on Aging Care are so kind, and I think so caring. I see a couple of folks who love an argument for the sake of argument, but I have been known to "go there" as well. I am quite liberal, yet all my liberal friends call me "The Devil's Advocate" if you know what that is. I can defend lots of more conservative ideas quite happily. And I sometimes love the fray more than I should.
Your post makes me want to watch myself a bit more. At least for a few days, which is about all I remember stuff anymore!
Wondering if this wouldn't be better in "Discussion", but it is good work to take to heart, whereEVER it is. Thanks NeedHelp.
Best wishes in your caregiving. It is tough.