It's DEFINITELY NOT generational. I think it's mostly just plain laziness. There is no attempt, it seems, at either home or school to teach youngsters basic manners. Thus, they frequently never learn that a "No thanks, I'm not coming" is actually much preferred to no response at all. I have major issues getting Himself to go anywhere and it makes planning touchy sometimes. I don't like telling folks - I'd like to be there but I'm not sure we'll make it - that sounds SO lame and , frankly it is kind of lame. But at least it's an acknowledgment of the invite. it isn't just invites, either. I ask for RSVP's for classes - so the teachers know how many handouts might be needed. It's like pulling teeth! Suggestion - next year only invite the ones who responded to this years invite! And you can chastise me for not coming after all my Saturday plans went to worms and I went and hid because I'd reached the point of not wanting to do anything then.
By the way - if you want to snooze at the Barony event I'll put a pillow under the A & S table and you can sneak under the table cloth and nap.
Re: No SHowsdawn_felagundOctober 25 2010, 12:08:43 UTC
Suggestion - next year only invite the ones who responded to this years invite!
Great minds! :) That's what we're doing. We're also not contacting the one group just to see how long it takes them to realize that we haven't spoken in weeks. A little experiment, you could say. :)
And you can chastise me for not coming after all my Saturday plans went to worms
I will do no such thing! :) You were up-front from the start that you had other plans that day and probably wouldn't make it. And everyone has bad days and has to cancel plans on occasion, even if you had given a definitive yes and then the day went sour. It's just that with some of our friends, it's constant. I don't know if they're really that inconsiderate or just irresponsible or a bit of both.
By the way - if you want to snooze at the Barony event I'll put a pillow under the A & S table and you can sneak under the table cloth and nap.
Sad to say, but I think your plan is what it might take. For whatever reason people are no longer taught the little niceties, the basic courtesy and with all the new and easy to use (and fast) technology - they can't answer a simple e-mail invitation???? They'd be falling a few pegs on my Friend-o-meter!
Perhaps they don't understand what calendars are for? And those little pop up message reminders? Hey - if I can figure out what to do with them, ANYONE should be able to do the same. But then that assumes they realize they need to exercise some basic COURTESY..... oh, what an onerous chore....
I have major issues getting Himself to go anywhere and it makes planning touchy sometimes. I don't like telling folks - I'd like to be there but I'm not sure we'll make it - that sounds SO lame and , frankly it is kind of lame. But at least it's an acknowledgment of the invite. it isn't just invites, either. I ask for RSVP's for classes - so the teachers know how many handouts might be needed. It's like pulling teeth!
Suggestion - next year only invite the ones who responded to this years invite! And you can chastise me for not coming after all my Saturday plans went to worms and I went and hid because I'd reached the point of not wanting to do anything then.
By the way - if you want to snooze at the Barony event I'll put a pillow under the A & S table and you can sneak under the table cloth and nap.
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Great minds! :) That's what we're doing. We're also not contacting the one group just to see how long it takes them to realize that we haven't spoken in weeks. A little experiment, you could say. :)
And you can chastise me for not coming after all my Saturday plans went to worms
I will do no such thing! :) You were up-front from the start that you had other plans that day and probably wouldn't make it. And everyone has bad days and has to cancel plans on occasion, even if you had given a definitive yes and then the day went sour. It's just that with some of our friends, it's constant. I don't know if they're really that inconsiderate or just irresponsible or a bit of both.
By the way - if you want to snooze at the Barony event I'll put a pillow under the A & S table and you can sneak under the table cloth and nap.
Lol! I might just have to take you up on that! :D
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Perhaps they don't understand what calendars are for? And those little pop up message reminders? Hey - if I can figure out what to do with them, ANYONE should be able to do the same. But then that assumes they realize they need to exercise some basic COURTESY..... oh, what an onerous chore....
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