Not saying this to be mean, but this is why people are so coddled and have a victim mentality these days. God forbid someone tell it like it is because someone's feeling will be hurt. We have to stop encouraging people to be soft and weak.well, I do hope you don't forget to teach your children anything at the risk of them being mocked.The whole thing is just WAY too judgemental to me. People should show a little more kindness towards others. It's how we learn and grow as human beings.
this was my first reaction too.
Why be so judgemental ? Maybe her parents didn't use coupons, maybe they were lucky enough not to have a mortgage. People aren't born knowing everything. If you're going to be judgemental of her, perhaps you should just tell her to ask someone else. It just seems kind of mean to slam someone for not knowing everything.
Lol, nope not hateful- just don't hold with celebrating weakness and stupidity. You don't do anyone any favors by enabling them..
she had her family here and proudly declared that she cleaned up after they left. which is why when i cleaned up a week later i found toy parts on the floor and an entire tub of dried play dough behind our tv stand....and its on an angle so you can see behind it. i should have known when i asked her what we needed for the apt. and she said a broom it was not good. she left the vacuume i bought in the box for two weeks too. she seriously doesn't understand that a broom can move dirt but does not pick it all up. im currently home sick with a viral infection and she doesnt understand why i dont want to watch tv with her. i informed her i was contagious and was staying in my room to keep her from getting sick. the only thing i can do is have patience and be kind enough to try to steer her in the right direction.
That is "helecopter parenting" I guess! Yikes! I have a friend like this, and her (very, very bright) son is withdrawing from the university because he got sick and wants to come home. I understand that he caught a bad bug, but it's nothing that he needed to withdraw over. She also texts him all day long, calls him all the time and even visits every couple of weeks. I just don't think that she was ready to cut the cord and he's done nothing to discourage that. How is this helping the boy to become a man? I'm just not sure, but it seems like she's doing him a disservice.
I think people act stupid to get attention sometimes. This person went to college so she should know those things, but she may be book smart & not have common sense.
well, I do hope you don't forget to teach your children anything at the risk of them being mocked.
There is just so much we don't know about this woman.. Maybe she wasn't "always" a part of this family - perhaps she was lucky enough to be rescued from the foster system.. Maybe she has learning disabilities - that she has chosen not to share with other co-workers.. Maybe she has emotional issues and has to take medications that make her thinking "fuzzy".. (And yes - there are some that are so strong they make people act extremely abnormal.. Maybe at some point in her past she had a prior head injury; meningitis; a brain tumor; etc.. All information we don't have - so why the need to call her "stupid"; accuse her parents of doing a poor job; or imply it's attention-seeking behavior? I really think it's sad to assume so much - based on so little..
I have a coworker friend that constantly amazes me with her cluelessness! At first I honestly thought it was an act. We've been working together 6 years now and I am still goingat some of her comments/questions.
Sometimes I know the work related questions are fake and her way of getting others to do her work for her! She grew up sheltered and spoiled but is really a sweet girl. Still very close to her family but is very immature overall. She got married this summer. She is late 20s.
When we first started working together (we started at the same time) she asked what a mortgage was, when we explained she asked why someone would have one and not just pay for the house. At the times she was in her early 20s and this was only her second job out of college so i sort of understood she just wasn't aware of financial things. Her father managed her checking account, paid her bills, etc. She is still on her family's phone plan.
Over the years she has made a lot of comments that I feel my 10 year old would know. At Christmas she made cookies for the first time and came in crying because they didn't turn out. She didn't know you could not put all the ingredients in at once. I asked if she read the recipe and she said yes but thought she could skip the steps.
OVer the years i've told her about ff miles, hotel rewards, credit card rewards, etc. I've shown her how to use coupon codes and printable coupons. Those things I get a lot of people don't know about.
However, today another co worker dropped off the coupon section from the paper for her for her favorite soup and something else i forget. She asked where she could use them. When the other co worker said anywhere she was in complete shock. She thought you could only use coupons if they came from the store and only at that store. She has gone around asking everyone if they knew you can use coupons in the grocery store that you can get in the paper.
She asked me if i thought it was weird she didn't know. I held my breath for a moment and said well, YES.
I mean seriously how can you not know about coupons? whether you use them or not you have to know they are out there. She goes to the grocery store every few days.
I think people act stupid to get attention sometimes. This person went to college so she should know those things, but she may be book smart & not have common sense.
Wow...for those who post about not standing in judgment of others...and you stand in judgment of others' posts here....seems really judgmental.
