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Originally Posted by Tully Mars
I think you way over estimate what a large % of parents pass on to their children anymore. Personally I think that started when both parents were required to work to support a household. I worked with lots of people, in their 20's, who had no idea how to balance a check book, tie a regular tie or simply behave in public.
And no all parents do not teach self confidence. Many parents spend a bunch of time telling their kids what stupid worthless people they are.
Our jails and prisons are full of these people.
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Off topic, but this post reminds me that Asian parents in particular don't praise their kids. It's a cultural thing to be humble but I think the concept is lost on a lot of them.
Anyhoo, I'm of the mindset that there's always room for improvement. As I state before I do have some basic manners but those are limited to my friends. With strangers, they last about five minutes. Problem with me is that there's very little filter between my brain and mouth. As a result I tend to say stupid things that offend people without even knowing about it. It's not until later on that I finally realize what I said, or someone told me what I did wrong. I've only become aware of this in recent months and I realize I'm not a kid any more so I gotta stop acting that way....oh wait...sorry...BEING that way.