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“They say the world is changing and conventions are less necessary”: why some parents put politeness into perspective

2022-09-20T15:20:23.145Z


DECRYPTION - Convinced that sincere "hello", "thank you" and "sorry" cannot be instilled, families rely on the maturity of the child so that he acquires them later.


Sophie is invited to have (green) tea at her sister's house.

Accompanied by her daughter, the 33-year-old brought with her a doll for her 2-year-old niece.

In front of this gift, the little one smiles, takes the toy... And immediately has it stolen by her mother.

What do we say?

asks the latter, holding the doll in the air.

The little girl moans, refuses to answer.

She didn't understand what was being asked of her

,” her aunt said afterwards.

The sister insists, the little one is still crying, imitated by Sophie's daughter whose slice of cake is “

too big

”.

Looking back on it at night, Sophie felt that her sister was "

fucking the world with her insistence on putting adult rules into a baby's head. "

“Because on their side, she and her husband no longer make such a big subject of politeness.

Their daughter progresses “

at her own pace

” and when she does not say hello, “

we say it in her place

, explaining to her what it is…

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Source: lefigaro

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