Ms. Demeanor's Modern Manners

Some people will tell you that marriage is a magical wonderland of soul mates, great sex, and shmoopsie-poo unicorns farting roses while snacking on rainbows; I am not that person. Marriage is WORK, regardless of what anyone tells you, because it's two separate people shoehorning their lives together to become one entity while also trying to maintain a individual identity for themselves. I personally have always subscribed to the Three C's of marriage: Compromise, Concession, and above all, COMMUNICATION. Learn when to give in, learn when to give up, and learn when to talk about it. Talk about it ALL THE TIME: the stupidest things and the most important things. If you can tell your partner about how your best day ever went or how today was quiet and uneventful, it makes it so much easier to say "Hey, there is something somewhat important we should discuss because this is how I'm feeling". Your partner is not psychic, no matter much we wish them to be, and co...

New topics are coming soon! ~ How to 'break up' with a friend without creating an enemy. ~When is it time to get the kids (and husband) doing chores. ~Ways to help organize your life so you don't miss anything (unless you want to). ~Staying out of your friends marriage; How to not run her life. ~When you should apologize and when you should bite your tongue and move on. ~Pets! ~Teaching kids some table manners: What works and what doesn't. ~When good kids are bad sports: Parents behaving badly. ~Online Friend Etiquette (because etiquette should even extend to Facebook) ~Texting, Messaging and Phone Calls ....and much more!

I am a Thank You note writer. I love stationary and hand-written notes . I love sending Thank Yous, and I love getting them in the mail. Okay, truthfully, I love getting any kind of personal mail but Thank Yous are especially nice. It's nice to know that your gestures/actions are appreciated. Everyone likes getting a piece of mail that puts a smile on their face and I personally, have yet to frown while reading a Thank You so, I continue to send them to others whenever I get a chance. That being said, many people have asked me over the years why I continue an antiquated tradition such as hand-written notes when there's email, e-cards and whatnot hovering out there in the webisphere . These electronic ways of communicating in a world full of people too busy for personal correspondence is a blessing in many cases but it's taken the "person" out of it all. So, I guess what I'm trying to say is; don't stop using email, etc. to say hello or even t...