How rude!

Maybe it's because I don't have one of those fancy phones yet where texting is a breeze.

Maybe it's because I am not the center of attention and have people constantly calling or texting me.

Maybe if the two above were true, I would not be writing this entry.

I really can't take it when I am out with someone and all they do all night is answer their phone or worse, text constantly. Or leave the table to do both.

It happened again this weekend.

I was extremely excited to have dinner with a good friend I had not seen since before the holidays. I don't think I saw them since Mom's funeral. I still had their Christmas gifts.

But, it got so bad, I really wanted to just get up and say "I am out of here, good night."

Let's face it, I hate confrontation.


I am in the minority because I was raised differently. I was raised to think of others, to honor your elders, to say please and thank you, to hold doors open for those behind you, to make the sign of the cross when you drive by a church, to let someone with one grocery item go in front of you and your full cart, and so on.....

Kids today, people today have let the art of being kind and courteous fly out of the window.

And now with cell phones, any sign of chivalry, consideration, or face to face verbal communication seem to be gone for good!

I don't care what others do. On this front I am going to stay in the minority, remain an old fuddy duddy, and defer to the days of yore by following Mom's teachings.

When I am out with someone, I want to be with that person, not their cell phone, their neighbors who keep calling, their boyfriend who keeps asking when they will be done....and the next time I WILL get up and leave.