Honestly, I don’t care whether my kids tell me thank you. I don’t need their gestures. It’s nothing to me whether they acknowledge my service in making their toast or bringing their water or cleaning up their mess. I don’t do it for their praise. It’s nice to be appreciated, of course, but I did everything for them long before they could speak, and I would do it even if they still couldn’t. So it truly makes no difference to me whether they say the words “thank you.” I make them do it anyway. Not for my sake, but for theirs.
Why Do We Say Thank You?
Why Do We Say Thank You?
Why Do We Say Thank You?
Honestly, I don’t care whether my kids tell me thank you. I don’t need their gestures. It’s nothing to me whether they acknowledge my service in making their toast or bringing their water or cleaning up their mess. I don’t do it for their praise. It’s nice to be appreciated, of course, but I did everything for them long before they could speak, and I would do it even if they still couldn’t. So it truly makes no difference to me whether they say the words “thank you.” I make them do it anyway. Not for my sake, but for theirs.