tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457950631635966154.post8921124124887099178..comments2023-11-02T08:36:58.347-05:00Comments on Simplicity in the Suburbs: Thank You's. A Lost Art?simplicityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11276604958243463666noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457950631635966154.post-9601957142197102902011-01-05T23:38:19.741-06:002011-01-05T23:38:19.741-06:00I saw this post rather late but wanted to throw ou...I saw this post rather late but wanted to throw out my opinion, because I am a Thank You Freak. When anyone does anything for me, I say "thank you" probably at least 3 times, and I almost always finish emails with "thanks!". I also send out thank you's, to people I have interviewed with, people who have assisted me with an event I organized at school, and people who give me gifts for events such as my birthday or a personal milestone such as graduation. I do say "thank you" when receiving Christmas gifts, but since everyone gives and gets at Christmas, I've never sent them then. Rather, since the holiday is about Jesus, I instead say a prayer thanking him for all the people I have in my life who think to share a gift with me. =) I think thank you's are a great thing to have the kids do. It's an excellent habit to instill!Anonymoushttp://(optional)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457950631635966154.post-51491533011504582782010-12-30T14:10:27.254-06:002010-12-30T14:10:27.254-06:00Okay..I am the one to disagree a bit. I think it i...Okay..I am the one to disagree a bit. I think it is very important for your kids and adults to thank someone for the gift. However, if I give you a gift and you open it in front of me and turn to me and say thank you. I appreciate that so much more than a silly card that you wasted time to write that I am only going to throw in the mail minutes after I read it. Save your time, your stamp, and your card. So no, I do not send thank yous, expect thank yous, or make my kids send them unless the gift was not opened in front of the person giving the gift. Then..we send a thank you. Otherwise..the personal thank you is much more important to me than a thank you in the mail. Any other comments on that one??Brandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08312313729285990656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457950631635966154.post-61973063378146077172010-12-30T10:04:57.687-06:002010-12-30T10:04:57.687-06:00I'm with you on this one, Samara. My mom made ...I'm with you on this one, Samara. My mom made me do TUs as a kid and now my kids are learning, too. Yes, it's something that needs to be taught...just like money management or telling time or how to be a good friend. It is very important, I think.<br />Another thing along the same lines...when I was a kid, my mom got a ton of b-day cards, anniversary cards, thinking-of-you cards, etc. I don't think many of those are done anymore either. Sad, really.Mel Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457950631635966154.post-65139949846418504602010-12-29T20:08:43.187-06:002010-12-29T20:08:43.187-06:00I hated writing Thank You's as a kid when my p...I hated writing Thank You's as a kid when my parents made me too. Something must have clicked because I write them now for every holiday, party, gift, etc. I like showing my gratitude for the thoughtfulness of the gift and occasion.Lottie Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600802116019801915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457950631635966154.post-36245130729408548532010-12-29T19:35:42.666-06:002010-12-29T19:35:42.666-06:00okay...thanks beth for the link...that's exact...okay...thanks beth for the link...that's exactly what i was talking about.Mountain Jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17247140489576987776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457950631635966154.post-27068438694795508042010-12-29T19:34:22.890-06:002010-12-29T19:34:22.890-06:00i read about someone who, in feeling down on their...i read about someone who, in feeling down on their life, challenged himself to write a thank you card EVERY DAY for a year! (maybe this was on you blog...i don't remember where I read it) This is what i wish I was better at. I am pretty good at thanking people for material things but not as good at thanking them for things like hospitality, support, a great hug, great service etc. Imagine a world where we all took the time to thank our doctors, baristas, dentists and the nice checkout lady at the grocery store with a handwritten note. maybe this will make it into my resolutions for the coming year. <br /><br />thank YOU for having your kids write thank yous. :)Mountain Jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17247140489576987776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457950631635966154.post-8833513815622244472010-12-29T17:00:38.267-06:002010-12-29T17:00:38.267-06:00You might be interested in this blog - I just star...You might be interested in this blog - I just started following it and it's really neat - this girl is writing a thank you card to someone every day of the year for an entire year: http://ilikeyourgratitude.tumblr.com/<br /><br />It's a neat concept!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05654415866049257661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457950631635966154.post-80273647872358729492010-12-29T15:35:17.151-06:002010-12-29T15:35:17.151-06:00As a child my mom had me write thank you notes and...As a child my mom had me write thank you notes and I still do now! I think it's the right thing to do when you receive something. I send out thank you cards to my grandma's at Christmas. Heck I even send thank you cards to people who interviewed me. Way to go on teaching the kids that it's proper to send them out!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07841471079968636461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457950631635966154.post-65754402677015805772010-12-29T14:42:06.598-06:002010-12-29T14:42:06.598-06:00Ok... I started to leave a comment, and now I'...Ok... I started to leave a comment, and now I've deemed it too long for your comment and will write a blog instead! Stay tuned! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118204814132341267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457950631635966154.post-6646877326939040892010-12-29T14:20:22.217-06:002010-12-29T14:20:22.217-06:00I still do thank yous! I always did as a kid too ...I still do thank yous! I always did as a kid too - but I especially do now because we have some out of town relatives who very generously send gifts to Nate and I - so I feel that since they took the time to do that, the least I can do is mail a real live thank you card. And I know for fact that they appreciate it.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05654415866049257661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3457950631635966154.post-60478355291988146852010-12-29T13:32:46.994-06:002010-12-29T13:32:46.994-06:00OMG! I am flipping out right now because I don...OMG! I am flipping out right now because I don't think I ever sent thank-you's for Z's birthday party in JUNE!! That is TERRIBLE! I agree - I think thank you's are an important thing to do. We did them as a child (to other than our family members) and we still do them now. Well, we USUALLY do them now. I think I will even suck up the embarrassment and STILL do them!!<br />This shouldn't be a lost art. Manners are something a LOT of people could have more of.<br />Thanks for the reminder Samara!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639289596282861568noreply@blogger.com