In today’s society, we’ve seen a rather egregious relaxing on some of the rules of etiquette. We’re not talking about being castigated for failing to pick up the right spoon at a formal dinner. Too often, people don’t even bother to send a simple thank you card or electronic thank you message for a kindness done or a gift received. This is not an omission due to lack of experience in formal dining, it’s just plain rude and thoughtless! It’s time we brought this simple custom back into the mainstream. Unfortunately, many adults are guilty of this and our kids just follow suit.

Remember when your Mom would sit you down with paper and pen and order you to write a thank you card to Aunt Betty? You wrote your Aunt, telling her that her thoughtful gift was just what you wanted, along with a few newsy lines, followed by a reiteration of thanks, a “Love you!”, and your signature. Off it went and your Aunt was pleased at your thoughtfulness in your prompt and polite acknowledgment.

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